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The Tragically Hip is here, eh?/E5 n MakingNoise: Kurt Baker and The KB Band/E6n Tix/E7 n Listings/E8 n CD review:MFO’s “A Book of Painted Sighs”/E9

Denzel Washington soars in “Flight”/E13 n Indie Film/E14 n New on DVD: “The Campaign”/E15 n “Wreck-It Ralph” review/E18

COVER STORY: “HomesteadCrossing” at Portland Stage/E19n USM’s “Assassins”/E20 n Listings/E21

Lincoln Peirce at Casablanca Comics/E27 n Off Beat: Adult Puppet Slam/E28 n Listings/E29

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Unless you’ve been living inside a dead Tauntaun for the past few days, you know that Disney has purchased Lu-casfi lm for $4.05 billion. And you also know that Disney

has plans to expand the already gigantic “Star Wars” brand with new games, TV shows, theme park attractions and mov-ies – including a trilogy set after “Return of the Jedi,” begin-ning with episode seven in 2015.

Being a major “Star Wars” fanboy since 1977, I’ve cobbled together a few suggestions as to how Disney can restore “Star Wars” to its pre-“Phan-tom Menace” reputation as the greatest sci-fi franchise in history. (Yeah, I said it. Sorry, Trekkies.)

n Forget about releasing the rest of the existing fi lms in 3D, something George Lucas never should have start-ed in the fi rst place. (There’s a long list of things Lucas never should have done, but there’s no room to go into them all here.) Continuing this unwanted folly will only distract Disney from making killer new movies that will equal the greatness of the “Lord of the Rings” and Harry Potter fi lm adaptations.

n Re-release episodes four through six on Blu-ray – in their original theatrical versions. Han needs to shoot fi rst!

n Bring back Darth Vader. Yeah, I know, he died in “Jedi,” but so what? He’s already returned as a ghost a la Yoda and Obi-Wan, and if they bring back the Emperor (who died way too easily in “Jedi”), they can have Palpatine use the dark side of the Force to resurrect Vader and return him to his bad self. Because without Darth Vader, there is no “Star Wars.”

n Resist the urge to recast Luke, Han and Leia with young-er actors. Bring back Mark Hamill as an aging Luke Sky-walker forced to battle Vader and the Emperor again while trying to rebuild the Jedi Council, and have Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford return in supporting roles. The main cast can consist of young new characters, but don’t disregard the old ones in the process.

n Keep George Lucas’ involvement as minimal as pos-sible. We all know what can happen when his ego isn’t kept in check (Jar Jar Binks, anyone?) and when he doesn’t have a good writing team to catch stupid continuity mistakes.

n Take a cue from Universal Studios Orlando’s Harry Pot-ter theme park and do the same with “Star Wars,” building upon the existing “Star Tours” and making a full-fl edged park with multiple attractions. I’ve wanted to blast TIE Fighters in a simulated X-Wing for more than 30 years, so make it happen.

n Finally, release “The Star Wars Holiday Special” on DVD and Blu-ray. This cult classic has never had an offi cial release since being televised once in 1978 (not even on VHS), and it’s high time it was. Everyone deserves to see Boba Fett’s cartoon debut, Chewbacca’s father watching Wookie porn and a coked-up Carrie Fisher attempting to sing.

Good luck, Mouse House. Make the Force be with you.

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Catch the Canadian rockers at the State Theatre on Wednesday.

Members of The Tragically Hip all knew each other growing up

in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, a midsized

city between Montreal and Toronto.

ByRAYROUTHIER StaffWriter

ob Baker admits that being known as part of a Canadian band

that hasn't quite hit it big in America used to irk him.

But that was early on, when The Tragi­cally Hip had been recording and touring for five, maybe 10 years. But now that it's been together for almost 30 years, mak­ing it in America isn't such a priority.

"I think earlier in our careers, that used to drive us. But you can never control if you're hot, only if you're good,"

THE TRAGICALLY HIP WHEN: 8 p.m. Wednesday WHERE: State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland HOW MUCH: $35.35 in advance; $38 day of show INFO: (800) 745-3000; statetheatreportland.com

said Baker, 50, from his home in Kings­ton, Ontario. "Some people get really hot, and they aren't very good. Others are very good and never get hot."

Still, he added, "It would be nice if

those things could converge and my family and I could reap the economic benefits of being hot."

The Tragically Hip brings its guitar-based rock to Portland's State Theatre on Wednesday. It's had a slew of No. 1 albums in Canada, scored 14 Juno Awards (the Canadian equivalent of the Grammys), and is in the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.

But Baker says that doesn't limit the band to playing beyond Canada's bor-

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Sample Pretty Lights on Thursday at State O A T PRETTY LIGHTS sounds like a children's toy, but it's fl w I actually Colorado-based producer Derek Vincent

Smith performing live. Using the Pretty Lights moniker, he blends sample collages and beats to create vibrant dance music Keys N Krates and Eliot Lipp open.

WHEN: 8 p.m. Thursday WHERE: State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland HOW MUCH: $ 4 0 INFO: (800) 745-3000; statetheatreportland.com Pretty Lights

Empire hosts Bronze Radio Return CHRIS HENDERSON, the 24-year-old frontman of Bronze Radio Return, sings about falling in love with a 30-year-old 45 RPM single on the band's debut album, "Old Time Speaker." The Connecticut group may have a love of old records, but its sound and perspective are fresh. WHEN: 10 p.m. Saturday WHERE: Empire Dine and Dance, 575 Congress St., Portland HOW MUCH: $10 INFO: 879-898; portlandempire.com

Making Noise: Kurt Baker and The KB Band, E6 • Tix,E7 • Listings, E8 • CD review: Mystic Folk Opera, E9

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Kurt Baker, a fixture in Portland's music scene, will take The KB Band to Spainin December for eight shows. But first, a CD-release gig in Portland on Nov. 10.

Baker's power-pop producesa 'Brand New Beat'

K urt Baker and The KB Band havejust released the album "BrandNew Beat," and Baker couldn't be

happier about it.A cdecade ago, the Portland resi-

dent formed the pop-punk band TheLeftovers, which toured all overcreation and released several record-ings before folding in 2009. His latestincarnation packs a power-pop punch

that harkens backto the '80s and actslike Elvis Costelloand Joe Jackson,two of Baker's big-gest influences.

A CD-releaseshow is sched-

Aimsel Ponti uled for Nov 10 inPortland, and inDecember, Bakerand company headto Spain for a round

of eight shows. For more, find Baker onFacebook under "Kurt Baker Music" orhead to kurtbakermusic.com.

Who's in your band?The Kurt Baker Band consists of a vari-

ety of great, talented musicians from allover the place. It all depends on the regionwe are playing in, and also who's availablefor the gig.

Kris "Fingers" Rodgers has always beenon keys. We first started playing togetherin this group The Goodnight Process, butwe both quit that group and went on toother things. Kris is a super-talented pia-no player and vocalist. Geoff Palmer, oneof the notable punx of Portsmouth, N.H.,is on rhythm guitar. Wyatt Flinderburkhas been able to tour with us recently onguitar, though he lives in Nashville. JoshMalia, who pretty much got me into play-ing local music here in Portland with hisgroup The Taxis, plays guitar occasion-

What's onKURT BAKER'S iPod

"Help You Ann," The Lyres"Exposed," The Dictators"Stay Away rromDowntown," Redd Cross"School Love," Anvil«BabY,BabY,BabY,"Barreracudas"It's Only Money "Thin Lizzv"Make Up Your Mind," StivBators"Catamaran," Allah-las"Gamma Rav"Aimee Mann"Are You Lovin' Me Too,"Del Shannon

ally with us as well. On drums, we've gotthree great drummers who play with usdepending on who's around, but we areincredibly lucky to have them: Craig Salafrom Paranoid Social Club/Planeside,Zack Sprauge from A Minor Revolutionand Adam Cargin, who has played in somelegendary punk rock groups.

Do you have a favorite song on "BrandNew Beat"?

It's a tough call. I really enjoy all thesongs on this record. The record consistsof 10 songs that all could be singles. Thereis no filler on there. I listen to it a lot. Ialways find it funny that there is such astigma against artists listening to theirown records. It's like "totally un-cool" tobe caught listening to your own stuff. Iguess it's kind of just funny, but we all do

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Gunnar and Matthew Nelson perform in tribute to their father, '50s and '60ssinger-songwriter Ricky Nelson, on April 5 at Merrill Auditorium in Portland.Tickets go on sale Thursday.

Concerts and shows currently on sale: The locals

The latestOn sale noon Thursday - Ricky NelsonRemembered Featuring Matthew andGunnar Nelson, 7:30 p.m. April 5, MerrillAuditorium, Portland. $35 to $50.Porttix.com; 842-0800On sale 10 a.m. Friday - Jason Aldean withMiranda Lambert, Jake Owen and ThomasRhett, 6:30 p.m. July 12, Fenway Park,Boston. $69 to $89. Livenation.com; (800)745-3000On sale 10 a.m. Friday - George Clintonand the Parliament Funkadelic, 8 p.m. Feb.8, House of Blues, Boston. $29.50 to $45.Livenation.com; (800) 745-3000On sale 10 a.m. Friday - The Lumineers, 8p.m. Feb. 10, House of Blues, Boston. $30to $40. Livenation.com; (800) 745-3000On sale 10 a.m. Friday - Aer, 7 p.m.Feb. 23, House of Blues, Boston. $20.Livenation.com; (800) 745-3000On sale 10 a.m. Saturday - Pentatonix, 8p.m. Feb. 24, House of Blues, Boston. $25to $35. Livenation.com; (800) 745-3000On sale now - A Conversation withStephen King, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 7, TsongasCenter at University of Massachusetts/Lowell. $30. Tsongascenter.com; (866)722-8780

Nov. 8 - Mary Black, 8 p.m., Stone MountainArts Center, Brownfield. $80. Stonemountainartscenter.com; 935-7292Nov. 8 - Eric Bettencourt, 8 p.m., OneLongfellow Square, Portland. $8/$10.Onelongfellowsquare.com; 761-1757Nov. 9 - Mary Black, 7:30 p.m.,Strand Theatre, Rockland. $45.Rocklandstrand.com; 594-0070Nov. 9 - Nanci Griffith, 8 p.m., StoneMountain Arts Center, Brownfield. $80.Stonemountainartscenter.com; 935-7292Nov. 9 - The Brew with Sophistafunk,9 p.m., Port City Music Hall, Portland.portcitymusichall.com; (888) 512-SHOWNov. 9 - Janis Ian, 8 p.m.,Jonathan's, Ogunquit. $32.50.Jonathansrestaurant.com; 646-4526Nov. 9 - Ashley Davis with CormacDe Barra, 7:30 p.m., One LongfellowSquare, Portland. $18/$20.Onelongfellowsquare.com; 761-1757Nov. 10 - Richard James and The NameChangers, 9 p.m., Port City Music Hall,Portland. $10. portcitymusichall.com; (888)512-SHOWNov. 10 - Jerry Douglas, 8 p.m.,Westbrook Performing Arts Center. $40.HeptunesConcerts.comNov. 10 - G. Love & Special Sauce, 9 p.m.,State Theatre, Portland. $20. Statetheatre

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CONCERTSTHURSDAYPretty Lights, electronic, with Keys N Krates andEliot Lipp, State Theatre, Portland. $40; generaladmission, statetheatreportland.com. 8 p.m.Newfoundland Songwriter's Showcase, with IanFoster and Terry Penney, Unity Centre for thePerforming Arts. $15. 948-7469. 7:30 p.m.Meteora, folk trio, Camden Public Library. $5, $7.236-3440. 7 p.m.Noonday Concert, with the Royal RiverPhilharmonic Jazz Band, First Parish UnitarianUniversalist Church, Portland. Free. 775-3356.12:15 p.m.

FRIDAYBelO, Haitian jazz, reggae, rock and worldbeat musician, Opera House at BoothbayHarbor. $15 in advance; $20 day of show.boothbayoperahouse.com. 7:30 p.m.Chris Smither, singer-songwriter, Jonathan'sRestaurant, Ogunquit. $20 in advance; $23 dayof show, jonathansrestaurant.com. 8 p.m.Newfoundland Songwriter's Showcase, with IanFoster and Terry Penney, Herbert Grand Hotel,Kingfield. $15. 491-3370. 7 p.m.Dominic Lavoie, pop/rock, album-releaseshow with Herbcraft and Gabriel le Raymond,One Longfellow Square, Portland. $10.onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m.Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas, Scottishtiddler and cellist, Stone Mountain Arts Center,Browntield. $25. stonemountainartscenter.com.8 p.m.

SATURDAYMelissa Ferrick, singer-songwriter, with ForrestO'Connor, One Longfellow Square, Portland. $20in advance; $25 door, onelongfellowsquare.com.8 p.m.Umphrey's McGee, prog-rock jam band, withBright Lights Social Hour, State Theatre, Portland.$20 in advance; $25 day of show.statetheatreportland.com. 8 p.m.Red Horse, folk, Stone Mountain Arts Center,Browntield. $35. stonemountainartscenter.com.8 p.m.Richard James and The Name Changers,funk/R&B, with The Phreaks and Skyfoot, 18-plus; Port City Music Hall, Portland. $10.portcitymusichall.com. 9 p.m.ImproVox, jazz and new folk, The Heart Opening,Portland. $12. 838-2915. 7:30 p.m.BelO, Haitian jazz, reggae, rock and worldbeat musician, Strand Theatre, Rockland.$35; $25 for ages 21 to 35; $10 for under 21.baychamberconcerts.org. 7 p.m.Angelica Sanchez, jazz pianist, with percussionistGustavo Aguilar and guitarist Omar Tames,Woodfords Congregational Church, Portland. $10in advance; $15 day of show; $10 for seniors; $5for students. 828-1310. 8 p.m.Castlebay, Celtic music, First CongregationalChurch, New Gloucester. $10; $5 for seniors andchildren. 926-3260. 7:30 p.m.

SUNDAYRon Carroll and Friends, jazz tribute to ScottJoplin and Al Jolson; benefit for the MidcoastHunger Prevention Program; Brunswick HighSchool (CrookerTheatre). $10 in advance; $12day of show. 841 -3007. 2 p.m.Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas, Scottishfiddler and cellist, Opera House at BoothbayHarbor. $18 in advance; $22 day of show.boothbayoperahouse.com. 7:30 p.m.BelO, Haitian jazz, reggae, rock and world beatmusician, University of Southern Maine, Portland.$34; $10 for students, portlandovations.org. 7p.m.Kids' Open Mic Night, for ages 10 to 18, hostedby Liam Swift and Sadie Grant, One LongfellowSquare, Portland. $5. onelongfellowsquare.com.3 to 6 p.m.

TUESDAYLyle Lovett and His Acoustic Group, country,Stone Mountain Arts Center, Browntield. $200.stonemountainartscenter.com. 8 p.m.MiMOSA, EDM, with JMSN, 18-plus; PortCity Music Hall, Portland. $20 to $40.portcitymusichall.com. 10 p.m.

WEDNESDAYThe Tragically Hip, rock, State Theatre, Portland.$35.35 in advance; $38 day of show; generaladmission, statetheatreportland.com. 8 p.m.Justin Townes Earle, singer-songwriter, with TiftMerritt, 18-plus; Port City Music Hall, Portland.$18 to $30. portcitymusichall.com. 8 p.m.Nanci Griffith, singer-songwriter, Jonathan'sRestaurant, Ogunquit. $55 in advance; $60 dayof show, jonathansrestaurant.com. 8 p.m.

NOV. 8Mary Black, Irish vocalist, Stone Mountain ArtsCenter, Browntield. $80. stonemountainartscenter.com. 8 p.m.Eric Bettencourt, singer-songwriter, OneLongfellow Square, Portland. $8 in advance; $10at door, onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m.

COMEDYOpen Mic Comedy Night, 21-plus; Slainte,Portland, slaintewinebar.com. 8 p.m. Thursdayand Nov. 8."Seriously Funny Standup," with Kate Guilloni,Johnny Ater, Karen Morgan Smith and LucasO'Neil, Empire Dine and Dance, Portland. $8.portlandempire.com. 7 p.m. Sunday."The Biggest Tour Ever," with Morgan Preston,Kristen Levine and Andrew Oulette, Empire Dineand Dance, Portland. $8. portlandempire.com. 8p.m. Monday.Louis C.K., Merrill Auditorium, Portland. Sold out.porttix.com. 7 p.m. Wednesday.

BARS/CLUBSTHURSDAYJ Boog and Hot Rain, hip-hop/reggae, 21-plus;Asylum, Portland. $10. portlandasylum.com.9 p.m.Jim Gallant, singer-songwriter, Blue, Portland.Donation, portcityblue.com. 6 p.m.

Teg Glendon, folk-rock, Blue, Portland. Donation.portcityblue.com. 8 p.m.Yellow Roman Candles, acoustic folk, Blue,Portland. Donation, portcityblue.com. 10 p.m.Tony Boffa Quartet, jazz, Gingko Blue, Portland.gingkoblue.com. 8 p.m.Will Gattis, pop/rock, CD-release party withKouros and There is No Sin, 21-plus; Empire Dineand Dance, Portland. $7. portlandempire.com.9:30 p.m.Band Beyond Description, jam band, 21-plus;Big Easy, Portland, bigeasyportland.com. 9 p.m.Beer Pong, Line Dancing, Karaoke and DJ B-set, 21-plus; ClubTexas, Auburn. $2. 784-7785.Doors at 6 p.m.Open Mic Night, all ages, Deer Run Tavern,Yarmouth. 846-9555. 7:30 p.m.Kilcollins Band, pop/rock covers, RiRa, Portland.rira.com. 10 p.m.The Outfits, with USA Waste, The Ear Bleeds andThe Money$, rock, 21-plus; Geno's Rock Club,Portland. 221-2382. 9 p.m.Trio of Four, jazz, Andy's Old Port Pub, Portland.andysoldportpub.com. 7 p.m.Now is Now, rock, Run of the Mill Brewpub,Saco. therunofthemill.net. 8 p.m.

FRIDAYWhitcomb, hard rock, with Gozu, Murcielago andFreedom Hawk, 21-plus; Asylum, Portland. $6.portlandasylum.com. 9 p.m.Bob Charest Band, rock/pop/R&B, 21-plus;Empire Dine and Dance, Portland. $6.portlandempire.com. 8 p.m.El Grande, rock/punk, Big Easy, Portland.bigeasyportland.com. 9 p.m.First Friday Rock N Bowl Concert Series, hostedby Maine Academy of Modern Music, all ages;Bayside Bowl, Portland. $5. maineacademyofmodernmusic.org. 6 to 9 p.m.Now is Now, classic rock, RiRa, Portland.rira.com. 10 p.m.Andrew Emmons, acoustic, Blue, Portland.Donation, portcityblue.com. 6:30 p.m.Joe Young, folk-pop/Americana, Blue, Portland.Donation, portcityblue.com. 8 p.m.OKBARI, Middle Eastern music with bellydancers,Blue, Portland. Donation, portcityblue.com.10p.m.Tommy O'Connell &The Juke Joint Devils, rock/blues, Gingko Blue, Portland, gingkoblue.com.

ComedianLouis C.K.performs asold-out showat MerrillAuditorium inPortland onWednesday.

9 p.m.Trails, hip-hop, with Dray Sr., Manic Mondaysand Jay Caron, rock, 21-plus; Geno's Rock Club,Portland. 221-2382. 9 p.m.A.J. Edwards, singer-songwriter, Andy's Old PortPub, Portland, andysoldportpub.com. 8:30 p.m.

SATURDAYBronze Radio Return, indie/roots rock, 21-plus; Empire Dine and Dance, Portland. $10.portlandempire.com. 9 p.m.French Invasion Saturday, with Britta Pejicet Les Frenchmen, Le Prestige, French triviaand bingo, all ages; Bayside Bowl, Portland.baysidebowl.com. 8 p.m.Mama's Boomshack, funk/soul/R&B, Big Easy,Portland, bigeasyportland.com. 7 p.m.Amigos, acoustic, Portland Lobster Company.portlandlobstercompany.com. Noon.David Mello, acoustic blues, Gingko Blue,Portland, gingkoblue.com. 5 p.m.Blind Albert, blues and rock, Gingko Blue,Portland, gingkoblue.com. 9 p.m.Travis Cyr, folk, Blue, Portland. Donation.portcityblue.com. 6 p.m.Frank Vielle & The Manhattans, rock/R&B, Blue,Portland. Donation, portcityblue.com. 8 p.m.Emmlt Harrity and Nick Merriam, jazz, Blue,Portland. Donation, portcityblue.com. 10 p.m.Cold Blue Steel, country and Southern rock, 21-plus; ClubTexas, Auburn, clubtexas.info. 8 p.m."Balance," DJ Ed Garrison and Ian Hammondhost party of house music and dancing, 21-plus;Asylum, Portland, portlandasylum.com. 9 p.m. to1 a.m.Kilcollins Band, pop/rock covers, RiRa, Portland.rira.com. 10 p.m.Jeff Cusack, acoustic rock, Andy's Old Port Pub,Portland, andysoldportpub.com. 8:30 p.m.The Waiters, blues and rock, Run of the MillBrewpub, Saco. therunofthemill.net. 8 p.m.

SUNDAYStephanie Davis, keyboards and vocals, Andy'sOld Port Pub, Portland, andysoldportpub.com.5:30 p.m.The Couch, open mic with host John Nels andguest, 21-plus; Empire Dine and Dance, Portland.portlandempire.com. 7 p.m.

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REVIEW

HOW IT RATES MYSTIC FOLK OPERA: "A BOOK OF PAINTED SIGHS" PRODUCED BY: Cheeks

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Mystic Folk Opera: Building moods on a base of exquisite vocals

By RICK JOHNSON

First things first: Mystic Folk Opera is neither folk nor opera. The band ac­curately describes itself on Facebook

as "soulful blues rock with a progressive bent."

The blues is certainly MFO's musical foundation, but it's a rocked-up version of the blues, definitely more Led Zeppelin than B.B. King. And there are definitely progressive influences at work here, but not the note-dense variety that one usu­ally associates with '70s prog-rock like Yes or Emerson, Lake and Palmer. Instead, the band goes for the subtler layered at­mospherics of Pink Floyd and The Moody Blues, choosing slowly building moods over grandiose displays of virtuosity.

But what really makes "A Book of Painted Sighs" something truly special and unique is the amazing vocal interplay between the band's three singers, Kristin DiCara, "Cheeks" (aka Nathan McClellan) and Elisha Frank.

The CD starts off in suitably Floydian fashion with a sound collage composed of frenetic violins interspersed with traffic and train effects that build in intensity until morphing into the opening ringing chord of "Tail Lights." The rhythm section of bassist Bob Mills and drummer Rich Cantz provides a solid foundation for the breathy vocals of DiCara, who alluringly coos out a tale of a journey west by car. Whether the driver is embarking on a lonely quest or making a great escape is up to the listener to decide.

The song is equal parts hope and melan­choly, sounding sexy and sad at the same time (and MFO definitely gets bonus points for name-checking The Scorpions). Cheeks' guitar work is notable as well, not just for what he plays, but also for what he doesn't play. He lets the chords ring out, allowing

spaces to form in the song where the mood can build. When the crescendos come, the effect is that much more affecting.

"I Am the Rain" sees MFO shifting into a more up-tempo gear, with some raw guitar, charming harmonies and a very subtle trad-country influence. "For Pity and Contempt" has a strong Zeppelin feel to the music, while DiCara and Elisha Frank harmonize like Ann and Nancy Wilson in their prime. Some nice tempo changes and ethereal background vocals are the highlights of "Sighs of the Sky," and a unique lead vocal from Cheeks with counterpoint singing from DiCara and Frank make "The Last Days of Jose" the perfect album closer.

But by far, the stand-out track is "As Sure As Your." It starts off as a fairly tradi­tional blues-rock ballad but builds in vocal and emotional intensity, with Cheeks, DiCara and Frank singing as if their lives depended on it, all three turning in vocal performances that are nothing short of astounding. This is definitely the song that will stay with you long after the last notes of the album have faded away.

Mystic Folk Opera has created the kind of album that demands your attention. It's not the sort of record that's suitable for background music while you concentrate on something else. So do the band a favor: Buy the record, sit down, put headphones on and allow yourself to be transported. You won't be disappointed.

Check out the band's Facebook page or e-mail mysticfolkopera(o gmail.com for information on getting your copy of the album. Catch the band live on Nov. 8 at Empire Dine and Dance in Portland.

Rick Johnson is a freelance writer and radio host from Westbrook. He can be reached at:

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.com; 935-7292Nov. 24 - Judy Collins, 7 p.m., Jonathan's,Ogunquit. $60. Jonathansrestaurant.com;646-4526Nov. 28 - High on Fire with Goatwhore, 9p.m., Port City Music Hall, Portland. $15 to$30. portcitymusichall.com;(888) 512-SHOWNov. 29 - Start Making Sense, 9 p.m.,Port City Music Hall, Portland. $8 to $20.portcitymusichall.com; (888) 512-SHOWNov. 29 - Dinosaur Jr. with ScreamingFemales, 8 p.m., State Theatre, Portland.$25/$28. Statetheatreportland.com; (800)745-3000; Cumberland County CivicCenter box officeNov. 29 - Mark and Loren Guitar Duo, 8p.m., One Longfellow Square, Portland.$17/$20. Onelongfellowsquare.com;761-1757Nov. 30 - Enter The Haggis, 9 p.m.,Empire Dine and Dance, Portland. $18/$22.

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Brunch with Sly-Chi, R&B, RiRa, Portland. rira.com. Noon.

MONDAY Dave Fields Band, blues, Time Out Pub, Rockland. $10. 593-9336. 7 p.m. Bluegrass Mondays, 21-plus; Empire Dine and Dance, Portland, portlandempire.com. 8 p.m. Funky Mondays:The Players Ball, funk, Big Easy, Portland. $3. bigeasyportland.com. 8:30 p.m. Open Mic with Ev Guy, RiRa, Portland, rira.com. 8 p.m. Alec Wall, acoustic rock, Andy's Old Port Pub, Portland, andysoldportpub.com. 6:30 p.m. Trivia Night, Run of the Mill Brewpub, Saco. therunofthemill.net. 7 p.m.

TUESDAY "Cover to Cover," local musicians perform classic albums, Big Easy, Portland. $5. bigeasyportland.com. Doubting Gravity with Andi Fawcett play "Tragic Kingdom" by No Doubt, 9 p.m. Bill Howard, acoustic folk, Andy's Old Port Pub, Portland, andysoldportpub.com. 6:30 p.m. Electric Open Mic with Joint Enterprise, Run of the Mill Brewpub, Saco. therunofthemill.net. 8 p.m.

WEDNESDAY Ben Kilcollins, solo acoustic, RiRa, Portland. rira.com. 8:30 p.m. Rob Schreiber's Standard Issue, jazz from the great American songbook, Gingko Blue, Portland. gingkoblue.com. 7 p.m. Traditional Irish Session, Irish music, Blue, Portland. Donation, portcityblue.com. 9:30 p.m.

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ders. The members have always enjoyed touring and building up a fan base, and they especially like playing places where they maybe aren't well known.

"For us, part of this is spreading the message of music, so we like to tour places where maybe people haven't seen us be­fore," said Baker.

The Tragically Hip also helps promote music education in Canadian schools by do­nating money and making visits to schools.

Rap Night, hosted by Shupe and III By Instinct, 21-plus; Big Easy, Portland. $3. bigeasyportland.com. 9 p.m. Clash of the Titans, battle of the cover bands, 21-plus; Empire Dine and Dance, Portland. $6. portlandempire.com. Grizzly Bear vs. LCD Soundsystem, 9 p.m. David Beam &The Custom House Gang, Americana, Andy's Old Port Pub, Portland. andysoldportpub.com. 8 p.m.

NOV. 8 Guitar Doors Benefit, with A Severe Joy, Forget Forget, Mystic Folk Opera and Tumbling Bones, 21-plus; Empire Dine and Dance, Portland. $5 to $10. portlandempire.com. 9 p.m. MSA in the Round, with singer-songwriter Phil Daligan, Blue, Portland. Donation. portcityblue.com. 6 p.m. Greg McKillop, acoustic, Blue, Portland. Donation, portcityblue.com. 8 p.m. Trapparatus, funky jazz, Blue, Portland. Donation. portcityblue.com. 10 p.m. Hot Club Du Monde, gypsy jazz and swing, Gingko Blue, Portland, gingkoblue.com. 8 p.m. Band Beyond Description, jam band, 21-plus; Big Easy, Portland, bigeasyportland.com. 9 p.m. Beer Pong, Line Dancing, Karaoke and DJ B-set, 21-plus; Club Texas, Auburn. $2. 784-7785. Doors at 6 p.m. Open Mic Night, all ages, Deer Run Tavern, Yarmouth. 846-9555. 7:30 p.m. Kilcollins Band, pop/rock covers, RiRa, Portland. rira.com. 10 p.m. Bryan McPherson and Micah Blue Smaldone, singer-songwriters, 21-plus; Geno's Rock Club, Portland. 221-2382. 9 p.m. DanTonini, acoustic rock, Andy's Old Port Pub, Portland, andysoldportpub.com. 7 p.m. Tilden Katz, classic rock, Run of the Mill Brewpub, Saco. therunofthemill.net. 8 p.m.

Baker said music education programs in Canada have taken hard hits from budget cuts over the years, so helping keep music in schools alive is part of the band's mission.

The band's members all knew each other growing up in Kingston, a midsized city between Montreal and Toronto that Baker says has an artsy vibe similar to Burlington, Vt.

Baker took piano lessons growing up, but didn't get into playing the guitar until he "discovered" The Rolling Stones during his teen years. He and his bandmates were all "very much" into the punk bands of the 1970s, including The Sex Pistols and The Clash.

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it. If you don't think your own music is the best thing out there, then it's probably not worth other people hearing. I can honestly say "Brand New Beat" is the best album of my career as a musician, so every song is a favorite. The next album is going to be tough to top.

Over what period of time did you write the songs for it?

Many of these songs trace back to stuff I was writing back in 2009 when my old band The Leftovers was coming to an end. I was in a really creative period, writing more on the piano and trying out new things. I was trying to branch out and expand my horizons instead of playing the straightforward Ramones-fueled punk-pop stuff in The Leftovers. I felt extremely limited in my writing while playing with The Leftovers, and I think that's one of the main reasons the group disbanded.

Once I released my first solo EP, "Got It Covered," I went down to Nashville to start writing and demo-ing with Wyatt Funderburk. Wyatt and I wrote The Leftovers tune "Telephone Operator" together, and we knew we had something special. "Brand New Beat" was entirely co-written with Wyatt and produced by him over the span of time from February 2011 to June 2012. I'd go down with all these ideas, he'd help me flesh them out and then we'd record the demos. It was an amazing experience recording this record.

Who are your influences? Joe Jackson and Elvis Costello for

sure. Those guys had the attitude, the style, the sense of melody and lyrical wit. Quite incredible musicians. And I cannot forget Nick Lowe. I got to see Nick Lowe perform twice this year. He's an incredible man.

Besides the pub-rock icons of the late 70s, obviously '60s pop is a big influence on me. Groups like The Hollies, Small Faces, The Sonics, The Turtles and sing­ers like Leslie Gore, Lou Christie and Dusty Springfield. I used to get laughed at for being obsessed with these groups when I was younger. But this kind of stuff was not a phase for me. From the moment I heard it, I knew this was the music for me. Another big influence on "Brand New Beat," though you might not be able to hear it as clearly, are '80s glam-metal acts like Kix and Motley Crue. The first Motley

But Baker realized early on he didn't personally have enough anger to really play that kind of music long-term.

"It didn't take us long to realize that we didn't have much to rebel against," he said. "What were we going to get angry about, that Dad didn't let us have the car on Friday night?"

The Tragically Hip's music is certainly not angry. But it does have a fairly stripped-down, guitar-based sound with very articulate vocals. Sort of like a lot of early '80s music.

The band's name comes from a Mike Nesmith (of The Monkees) film called "El­ephant Parts." In it, there's a funny scene

Crue record is amazing. I guess I just like those bands' attitudes when it comes to having fun and partying it up. Grunge rock had its moments, but it certainly killed any emphasis on "fun" in rock 'n' roll music. Sugar Ray kind of brought that back. I love me some Sugar Ray!

What did you grow up listening to? I first heard The Beatles when I was 5

years old. I still remember the exact mo­ment when I heard them. It was the "Rub­ber Soul" album. I pretty much listened to nothing but The Beatles, Beach Boys, Mamas and the Papas and The Turtles from the age of 5 to 12.1 did own Shaquille O'Neal's hip-hop tape "Shaq Diesel," but it was mostly because I thought listening to it would improve my skills on the basket­ball court. This proved to not be true.

What's one of your favorite all-time albums, and why?

The Beatles' "Rubber Soul," hands down. It was the first album I ever heard, and it was a great place to start. That re­cord has everything. So much has already been written about that record that it makes no sense to reiterate it. All I'll say is, if you don't like The Beatles, don't even bother picking up my new record.

Where can people get a copy of "Brand New Beat"?

"Brand New Beat" will be avail­able locally at Bull Moose Music. On­line, you can buy it from us directly atcollectorsclubrecords.bandcamp. com or kurtbaker.bandcamp.com. Vi­nyl is available on interpunk.com and jollyronnierecords.com, and of course you can grab the album digitally on iTunes (and) Amazon, and hear it on Spotify

Staff Writer Aimsel Ponti can be contacted at 791-6455 or at:

aponti@pressherald.com

KURT BAKER CD-RELEASE SHOW WHEN: 9 p.m. Nov. 10 WHERE: Empire Dine & Dance, 575 Congress St., Por t land HOW MUCH: $5; 21-plus INFO: po r t l andemp i re .com

WHAT ELSE: The Pont i f fs, The New Technicians, The Dee Cracks and Spruce Br ingsteen are also on the bill

TURN YOUR RADIO DIAL to 102.9 W B L M every Fr iday at 8:30 a.m. to hear Aimsel Pont i wax poe t i c abou t her t o p live music picks for the week w i t h the Capta in and Celeste.

where funds are being raised for suffering hipsters, or "the tragically hip."

The name stuck, and remains relevant today, because making fun of hipsters never goes out of style.

And although Baker isn't worried about being actually hip, he and his bandmates are glad their music has not yet gone out of style.

"We work hard, but we have a very nice living right now, and we still get to play music," he said.

Staff Writer Ray Routhier can be contacted at 791-6454 or at:

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* THIS WEEK * "FLIGHT" (R) (2:15) Stars Denzel Washing­

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"THE MAN WITH THE IRON FISTS" (R) (1:36) Stars Russell Crowe, Lucy Liu and Cung Le. Directed by RZA. On the hunt for a fabled treasure of gold, a band of warriors, assassins and a rogue British soldier descend on a village in feudal China, where a humble blacksmith looks to defend himself and his fellow villagers.

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Denzel Washington

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In another star turn in a career filled with them, Denzel soars in 'Flight.' By ROGER MOORE McClatchy Newspapers

hip Whitaker had an epic layover in Orlando - an all-nighter with a sexy stew­ardess and much imbibing. A little sniff-sniff bump to get him going in the morn­

ing? It just gets the day going. He puts on his uniform and shows up for work.

He's an airline pilot. Maybe a couple of bottles of the plane's mini-vodkas to take the edge off the edge? Why not?

He dozes off in the cockpit, brushes off the "You feeling OK, Captain?" questions from the co-pilot. He's an accident waiting to happen.

But when it does, nobody is cooler under pressure than Whip, given an aged, icy compe­tence by Denzel Washington. He gets a doomed jetliner on the ground near Whip's hometown of Atlanta with minimal loss of life. He's a hero, right? Except for all that earlier stuff.

"Flight" is a terrific thriller about that crash - detailed to the nth degree - and a moving drama about "that earlier stuff." Because what do you do with a case like this, a self-destructive alcoholic whose condition may have contributed to a tragedy, or mostly averted it?

Washington gives one of the great perfor­mances of his career in this fence-sitter of a

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REVIEW "FLIGHT," s tar r ing Denzel Wash ing ton , Kelly Reilly, John Goodman , Don Cheadle, Bruce Greenwood and Tamara Tunie. D i rec ted by Rober t Zemeckis . Rated R for d rug and a lcohol abuse, language, sexua l i ty / nud i ty and an intense ac t ion sequence. Running t ime : 2:15

"WRECK-IT RALPH" (PG) (1:38) Animated, with the voices of John C. Reilly, Sarah Silver­man, Jane Lynch and Jack McBrayer. Directed by Rich Moore. A video game villain wants to be a hero and sets out to fulfill his dream, but his quest brings havoc to the whole arcade where he lives.

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"ALEX CROSS" (PG-13) (1:41) Stars Tyler Perry, Matthew Fox, Rachel Nichols and Edward Burns. Directed by Rob Cohen. A detective is told that a member of his family has been murdered. He vows to track down the killer.

Showing at: Cinemagic Saco Thurs 12, 2:20,4:40, 7:05, 9:30 Fri-Wed 12, 2:25,4:40; Cinemagic Westbrook Thurs 11:50,2:15,4:40, 7:20, 9:50 Fri-Wed 2:15, 4:40, 7:20

"ARGO" (R) (2:00) Stars Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman and Alan Arkin. Directed by Ben Affleck. As the Iranian revo­lution reaches a boiling point, a CIA specialist develops a risky plan to free six Americans who have found shelter at the home of the Canadian ambassador.

Showing at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Thurs 1:30,4:15, 7, 9:30 Fri-Wed 1:30, 4:15, 7, 9:30; Windham 5 Star Thurs 4, 7:05 Fri 4, 7:05, 9:25, Sat 1:05, 4, 7:05, 9:25 Sun 1:05,4, 7:05

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Joe Ricchio, right, shown with director Dean Merrill, has a new web-based series, "The Food Coma Show." On Sunday, the premiere will be screened at Space Gallery.

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Ingredients: A rapper, a skier, a chef - mix well, and serve

places around town.

What makes a good "Food Coma" guest?

Someone who has stories, appreciates food ... and loves to get drunk. Someone who you'd like to have dinner with in real life. For the first episode, we've got Spose, whom I've hung out with a few times. Julie I met just once and I heard she was a fan of the old show Entertainment, ath­letics, the wine biz ... the unifying factor is food and drink. That's where everyone comes together.

Why Space Gallery? I like Space as a venue. It's easy to set

up and do it a little more off the cuff. Plus, there are art installations in case people get tired of watching me get drunk.

What food option does Portland really lack?

Chinese food. The American version or the Chinese version - there's a big gap there. And a really good taqueria that's doing more of a Mexican style instead of Tex-Mex.

Dennis Perkins is a Portland freelance writer.

COMING TO LOCAL SCREENS SPACE GALLERY, Portland (space538.org) Wednesday: "Beauty Is Embarrassing." Best known for his contributions to "Pee-Wee's Playhouse," acclaimed contemporary artist Wayne White, whose current multimedia word paintings are rocking the art world, is the subject of this documentary.

NICKELODEON CINEMA, Portland (patriotcinemas.com) Friday: "The Perks of Being a Wallflower." "Harry Potter's" Emma Watson stars in this indie coming-of-age story getting good reviews and possibly destined to erase the memory of Hermione forever.

For fans of good food, copious drink and Portland nightlife in general, there's no greater or more entertain­

ing authority than Joe Ricchio, writer for Maine Magazine and former host of the Maine web series "Food Coma TV" (foodcomatv.tumblr.com), which ended its

two-year gastronomical tour this past summer.

But from the crumbs of that endeavor, Ric­chio is back with a new web series, "The Food Coma Show," which is having its premiere

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his new endeavor, a sit-down dinner conversational blow­out where he and his guests (first-time companions include rapper Spose and Olympic skier Julie Parisien, among others) sample the best that Portland restaurant Bresca's chef Krista Desjarlais has to offer.

The all-ages Space Gallery screening of "The Food Coma Show" series premiere begins at 7 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $5. Go to space538.org for more information.

What prompted the change from "Food Coma TV" to "The Food Coma Show"?

I just wanted to try something a little more dialogue driven. For "Food Coma," we'd go to a town and go to six places in a 12- to 14-minute episode. We just lost some of the experience. So this is the other end of the spectrum. Definitely a template is (Jon Favreau's TV show on IFC) "Dinner for Five"- a random assort­ment of people from different walks of life who may not know each other that well.

But unlike "Dinner for Five," we re­ally want to focus on the restaurant and make people want to go there. They were always eating and drinking, but never discussed what they were eating. We in­tend 70 percent food talk, 30 percent other topics. And Bresca is one of my favorite

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Tom HallSay hello to artist Tom Hall ashis exhibition of new paintingsopens with a reception on Thurs-day evening. Hall's been show-ing his art around New Englandsince 1989. He works in mixedmedia, often on canvas or linenbut sometimes on board or evenplastic sheeting. The show runsthrough Nov. 30.

WHEN: 5 to 7 p.m.WHERE: June FitzpatrickGallery, 522 Congress St.,PortlandHOW MUCH: Free; 699-5083

Europa GalanteGo for baroque on Friday nightwith a performance by Italianbaroque music ensemble EuropaGalante. The Grammy-nominatedgroup's show, "Apotheosis andFolia," includes music by Vivaldi,Couperin, Mascitti, Corelli andBach.

WHEN: 7:30 p.m.WHERE: Olin Arts Center,75 Russell St., LewistonHOW MUCH: $12; 786-6135

'End of Summer'The Bowdoin College Departmentof Theater and Dance presentsa comic melodrama set on thecoast of Maine that upends theconflict between inherited wealthand unemployment. Writtenduring the Great Depression,the show was playwright S.N.Behrman's "American cherryorchard of capitalism."

WHEN: 8 p.m.WHERE: Pickard Theater,1 Bath Road, BrunswickHOW MUCH: Free; 725-3375 'Swingjn'

the AmericanSongbook'

Spend an afternoon tapping yourtoes with the Portland SymphonyOrchestra as it performs Americanjazz classics with guests conduc-tor Keito Harada, vocalist BanuGibson and tap dancer JasonRodgers.

WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Saturday;2:30 p.m. SundayWHERE: Merrill Auditorium,20 Myrtle St., PortlandHOW MUCH: $20 to $65;porttix.com

'Warmth andStyle'

Through the end of the year, geta truly warm and fuzzy feel-ing with "Warmth and Style."The show features handwovenmaterial, felted work and knittedelements by Maine fiber artistsJanice Jones, Lorri Raymond,Susan Mills, Helen Farnham andAmy Smith.

WHEN: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.WHERE: Markings Gallery,50 Front St., BathHOW MUCH: Free;markingsgallery. com

'The Incarnationof EarthlyCreations'

View metalwork, beaded art,sculptures, traditional voodooart and paintings from Haitianartists, along with a site-specificinstallation, all of which celebratethe spirit and diversity of Haitianart. The show runs through Jan.30.

WHEN: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.WHERE: Museum of AfricanArt & Culture,13 Brown St., PortlandHOW MUCH: Free; museumafricanculture.org

Justin TownesEarle

With the blood of his father,Steve Earle, in his veins, it's nowonder singer-songwriter JustinTownes Earle has earned his ownfollowing by way of five albums.The latest is "Nothing's GonnaChange the Way You Feel AboutMe Now." lift Merritt opens theshow.

WHEN: 8 p.m.WHERE: Port City MusicHall, 504 Congress St.,PortlandHOW MUCH: $18and $30; 18-plus;portcitymusichall. com

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Nary BlackYou have two chances to see Irishsinger Mary Black in Maine, withshows at the Stone Mountain ArtsCenter on Nov. 8 and The Strandin Rockland on Nov. 9. Black'scareer of folk and contempo-rary Irish music has spanned 25years, and in her home country,seven of her albums have goneplatinum.

WHEN: 8 p.m.WHERE: Stone MountainArts Center, 695 DugwayRoad, BrownfieldHOW MUCH: $80; stonemountainartscenter. com

Ashley Davis"Songs of the Celtic Winter"is the latest record from worldmusic singer-songwriter Ash-ley Davis. Tunes range fromninth-century Gaelic poetry setto music to a Breton waltz andoriginals informed by the oldtexts and literature of the season.

WHEN: 8 p.m.WHERE: One LongfellowSquare, 181 State St.,PortlandHOW MUCH: $18 in ad-vance, $20 day of show;on elongfello wsquare. com

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Forget what you think you knowabout Garret Dutton and hisalternative hip-hop sound. Whileyou may hear some of that seepthrough G. Love's new album,the core of it is country blues,and the record was produced byG. Love's new friends, The AvettBrothers.

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By ROGER MOOREMcClatchy Newspapers

Disney Animation takes a page out ofPixar's well-worn playbook for "Wreck-ItRalph," a screwball farce with a novelsetting and more edge than your averageDisney 'toon.

Where "Toy Story" showed us the off-duty shenanigans of a kids' toy collectionand "Monsters, Inc." took us behind thescenes of the bogeyman business, "Ralph"finds fun in the outside-the-arcade-gamelife of the characters trapped in thosegames, forced to play hero, pawn or villainforever. Or until the game falls out of favorand the power is shut off.

The cartoon-voiced John C. Reilly giveslife to Ralph, a beast in a Donkey Kong-like kiddie game titled "Fix-It Felix." Felix,played by Jack McBrayer, the pixie-voicedpage of NBC's "30 Rock," repairs thiswonderful apartment building for all hisfriends, the tenants, to live in. The hulkingRalph, 9 feet tall and 643 pounds, livesin the brick pile over by the dump. Hewrecks stuff that Felix has to fix.

And this has been going on for decades."I'm a bad guy," Ralph mutters. And

REVIEW"WRECK-IT RALPH," animated, withthe voices of John C. Reilly, SarahSilverman, Jane Lynch and JackMcBrayer. Directed by Rich Moore.Rated PG for some rude humor andmild action/violence. Running time:1:38

even though "a steady arcade gig is noth-ing to sneeze at," he's had enough, he tellshis video-game villains (Bad-Anon) sup-port group. He's skipping out after hours,finding his way to a game where HE canbe the hero, win the "medal" and becomebeloved.

The video game universe created hereis "Monsters, Inc." detailed, and pep-pered with actual video game characterssuch as Sonic the Hedgehog, Pac-Manand Qbert. The filmmakers have fun withgraphics and animation sophistication,from the jerky motion of the "Pac-Man"and "Donkey Kong" era to the HD slick-

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The divide between twocouples, one starting out,one established, provides

the dramatic tension in'Homestead Crossing.'

By BOB KEYESStaffWriter

n the play "HomesteadCrossing," David Adkins andCorinna May play husbandand wife.

In real life, they are hus-band and wife.

They've worked togetheron a couple of staged read-ings, and routinely help eachother with their respective

roles during the rehearsal pro-cess. But in their dozen years as amarried couple, they have neverappeared on stage together.

Until now.Adkins and May star in the pre-

miere of a new play, "HomesteadCrossing," opening this week atPortland Stage Company.

Written by New Englandplaywright William Donnelly, thePortland Stage production is aco-production with two otherNew England theater companies,the Berkshire Theatre Group inwestern Massachusetts and the

Please see'CROSSING,' PageE22

"HOMESTEAD CROSSING"WHEN: Final preview at 7:30 p.m.Thursday. Opens at 7:30 p.m.Friday and continues at 4 and8 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday,and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday andNov. 8. Through Nov. 18.WHERE: Portland Stage Com-pany, 25A Forest Ave.HOW MUCH: $34 to $44INFO: 774-0465;portlandstage.org

Noel (David Adkins) interacts with Claudia (Leslie Shires) in "Homestead Crossing" at Portland Stage.

Alsoudani on artin Portland talkIRAQI-BORN and Maine Col-lege of Art-trained artistAhmed Alsoudani returnsto Portland for a publiclecture at the University ofSouthern Maine. A painter,Alsoudani has an interna-tional career, with paintingssold and collected aroundthe world.WHEN:1 p.m. FridayWHERE: Burnham Lounge,Robie Andrews Hall, USM,GorhamHOW MUCH: FreeINFO: 780-5008;usm.maine.edu/gallery

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Production: 'Good'on so many levelsIF YOU DO nothing else thisweekend, see "Good Peo-ple" at Good Theater beforeit closes on Sunday. DenisePoirier gives a performancethat is gripping, convinc-ing and gutsy in this showabout the choices we makeduring the ordinary courseof our complicated lives.WHEN: 7 p.m. Thursday;7:30 p.m. Friday and Satur-day; 3 p.m. SundayWHERE: St. Lawrence ArtsCenter, 76 Congress St.,PortlandHOW MUCH: $15 to $25INFO: 885-5883;goodtheater.com

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USM's 'Assassins' puts a new spin on presidential politics

By BOB KEYES StaffWriter

Tired of the election? Tired of negative ads? Tired of the truth twisting?

The University of Southern Maine has just the ticket: An indelicate, ribald musi­cal that celebrates the stories of the men and women who tried or succeeded at killing U.S. presidents.

The musical "Assassins" opens at USM's Corthell Concert Hall in Gorham on Fri­day and runs through the weekend with four performances.

The show, with music by Stephen Sond-heim, is obviously controversial. At equal turns, it is outrageous, funny and deli­riously tasteless, and certainly appropri­ate only for mature audiences.

Director Ed Reichert describes it like this: "I often compare it to Sondheim's 'Into the Woods,' where he has a lot of famous fairytale characters we know and love interwoven into a new story In As­sassins,' we have nine people who tried or were successful at killing U.S. presidents. They all end up in the same story"

The play is performed as a revue in one act, offering sketches of each assassin or would-be assassin. The score reflects the popular music of the eras depicted, refer­encing the sounds of Stephen Foster, John Philip Sousa and Aaron Copland.

The musical first opened Off-Broadway in 1990, and the 2004 Broadway production won five Tony Awards.

The characters include non-fictional as well as fictional characters, and an en­semble of six who each play multiple roles throughout.

The assassins will be played by Chris­topher Ellis (John Wilkes Booth), Matt West (John Hinckley Jr.), Brad Longfel­low (Guissepe Zangara), Joshua Witham (Charles Guiteau), Caleb Lacy (Samuel Byck), Cameron Wright (Leon Czolgosz), Daniel Lane and Emily Bashier Davis (sharing the role of Sara Jane Moore),

Jericah Potvin and Eileen Hanley (shar­ing the role of Lynette 'Squeaky' From-me).

Jimmy McDonald doubles in the roles of the Balladeer and Lee Harvey Oswald, and Mel Bills plays the Proprietress.

"Assassins" is definitely a show for the season, Reichert said.

"The show is actually very pro-America and very American," he said. "I just think it's a really clever time to possibly distract people who are tired of debates and tired of issues at hand and tired of dealing with the election."

The show has been both challenging and fun to prepare, the student actors said.

"I'm so used to the comedies that I have been doing, it's fun to take a stab at some­body who is real," Lane said.

Lacy plays Sam Byck, a tire salesman who tried to kill Richard Nixon. His job as an actor is to humanize Byck in a way the audience can relate to and perhaps sympathize with.

"He's an interesting man," Lacy said. "He had a wife and kids, and his wife left him. He hatched this plan because of the way he saw the world. He wanted to hijack a plane and crash it into the White House.

"That's an interesting fact, just because of what happened on 9/11. We've seen something like that actually happen. That an American was thinking about it all those years earlier is really interesting."

"ASSASSINS" WHEN: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 and 5 p.m. Sunday. WHERE: Corthell Concert Hall, University of Southern Maine, Gorham HOW MUCH: $15; $10 for seniors and USM faculty; $5 for students INFO: 780-5555; usm.maine.edu/music/ boxoffice

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"Pepita," from "Making a Presence: F. Holland Day in Artistic Photography,"continuing through Dec. 23 at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art inBrunswick.

CLASSICAL MUSICTHURSDAYPianists Soyeon Kate Lee and Ran Dank,Portland Ovations' "Rite of Spring" series, MerrillAuditorium, Portland. $38; $10 for students.portlandovations.org. 7:30 p.m.

FRIDAYEuropa Galante, baroque music ensemble fromItaly performs Vivaldi, Couperin, Mascitti, Corelliand more, Bates College (Olin Arts Center),Lewiston. $12; free tickets available for first 100seniors and students, batestickets.com. 7:30 p.m.Cohen Chamber Music Series, with cellist JanMuller-Szeraws and pianist Adam Golka, HebronAcademy (Lepage Center for the Arts). Free.hebronacademy.org. 7:30 p.m."Autumn Songs," duo Baars-Henneman performsimprovised Dutch music, Bowdoin College(Studzinski Recital Hall), Brunswick. Free. 798-4141. 7:30 p.m.

SATURDAYCamerata New England, chamber music,Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center,Fryeburg. $20; $15 for seniors; $10 for students.fryeburgacademy.org/pac. 7:30 p.m."Swingin' the American Songbook," Portland

Symphony Orchestra Pops! concert with jazzvocalist Banu Gibson and tap dancer JasonRodgers, Merrill Auditorium, Portland. $20 to$65. porttix.com. 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 2:30 p.m.Sunday.

SUNDAYSea Reeds Clarinet Quartet, from Mozart toGershwin and Joplin, Christ Church, Kennebunk.$10; $7 for seniors and children, christchurchkennebunk.org. 2 p.m.

TUESDAYMetropolitan Opera Live in HD^'Otello,"encore broadcast of Verdi opera, Strand Theatre,Rockland. $23 to $27; $15 for students.rocklandstrand.com. 1 p.m.

NOV. 8Portland Conservatory of Music NoondayConcert, with pianist Chiharu Naruse, First ParishUnitarian Universalist Church, Portland. Free.775-3356. 12:15 p.m.

THEATER"Homestead Crossing," two couples one older,one younger compare their lives in Maine

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Join our professional actors as we read new and classicchildren's books, then participate in an acting workshopbased on the stories.

Silly vs Scary StoriesOctober 6,13, 20, & 2710:30 AM

Theater for Kids programming at Portland Stage is generously supported by Susie Konkel.

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Merrimack Repertory Theatre in Lowell. It opened in Stockbridge in August, in Lowell in September and now, after a month's break, in Portland.

It has had the same cast, director and set in each city. That has allowed Adkins and May to develop a rhythm on stage that mir­rors their rhythm in life.

"People assumed that we have worked together, and they ask why we have not," Adkins said. "There is no specific reason. It just hasn't happened. But this seemed so obvious to the producers."

Obvious, perhaps, because in "Homestead Crossing," they play a couple, Noel and Anne, who are forced to take a hard and uncomfortable look at their marriage when their lives are interrupted by unexpected visitors to their home on a rainy afternoon.

A young couple shows up seeking shelter after their car has gone off the road. Noel distrusts them, but Anne welcomes them in. As conversations evolve, conflicts ensue.

Noel and Anne find themselves explaining to their new acquaintances how they be­came a comfortable, childless and decidedly unambitious couple. In these youngsters, they see flashes of themselves, which forces them to confront some difficult questions about how they got to where they are today.

The play explores issues of finding love and fulfilment in ordinary lives, and pro­vides a contrast between a young couple just starting out and another that has settled into routine.

The play offers a resolution that feels con­vincingly right, and should leave audiences

feeling good about the couples on stage - and perhaps themselves and their own marriages.

"I remember reading this play and think­ing, 'I want to love this play' " said May. "And I did."

Why? "I love it because it's so smart and so

funny and so true at the same time," she said.

It's not cynical or simple, but heartfelt and real. Especially with contemporary plays, we get funny and smart, but no heart. "This one has heart," May said.

Donnelly has worked at Portland Stage before. He wrote "Magnetic North," which premiered at Portland Stage in 2008, and has written plays for the Little Festival of the Unexpected.

Director Kyle Fabel is a big fan of Don­nelly's, and has directed the playwright's plays before.

"I like his combination of intelligence and humor," Fabel said. "I love that he writes contemporary plays that have hu­mor, but not specifically dark humor. They have a bit more heart than your average contemporary comedy. He is a bit more honest."

Among other reasons, this play works for the audience because we get a sense of the history of both couples. Both have strains in their relationships, but their love is obvious and believable.

"Some writers are more interested in showing just the conflict," Fabel said. "But Bill achieves more than that."

Staff Writer Bob Keyes can be contacted at 791-6457 or:

bkeyes@pressherald. com Twitter: pphbkeyes

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Italian Heritage Center 40 Westland Avenue, Portland

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premiere, Portland Stage Company. $34 to $44; discounts available, portlandstage.org. 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 4 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday; 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Nov. 8. Through Nov. 18. "Good People," Good Theater presents Maine premiere of a drama set in South Boston that explores the differences between the haves and the have-nots, St. Lawrence Arts Center, Portland. $15 to $25. goodtheater.com. 7 p.m. Thursday; 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.

"Topdog/Underdog," Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about the gritty lives of two street-savvy hustlers presented by Dramatic Repertory Company, Portland Stage Company (Studio Theater). $10 to $20. dramaticrep.org. 7:30 p.m. Thursday to Sunday. "You Can't Take It Wi th You," Theatre Company at Falmouth High School production of Depression-era comedy, Falmouth High School. $7; $5 for students, seniors and children, falmouththeatre.org. 7 p.m. Thursday; 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. "End of Summer," Bowdoin Department of Theater and Dance production of comic melodrama set at a wealthy estate on the coast of Maine, Bowdoin College (Pickard Theater), Brunswick. Free. 725-3375. 8 p.m. Thursday to Saturday.

"B ig Love," lively modern adaptation of ancient Greek drama, Bates College (Gannett Theater), Lewiston. $6; $3 for seniors and students. 786-8294. 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday; 7:30 p.m. Monday. National Theatre Live in HD: "Timon of Athens," Shakespeare play, Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg. $18; $15 for

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seniors; $10 for students, fryeburgacademy.org/ pac. 2 p.m.; encore screening at 7 p.m. Thursday. National Theatre Live in HD: "Timon of Athens," Shakespeare play, Strand Theatre, Rockland. $23; $15 for students. rocklandstrand.com. 3 p.m.; encore screening at 7 p.m. Thursday. National Theatre Live in HD: "Timon of Athens," Shakespeare play, Lincoln Theater, Damariscotta. $15; $5 forages 18 and under.

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Admission!

Saturday, November 3rd

9 am - 4 pm

* A Juried Craft Show * Famous Italian Pastries * Italian Lunch from 11 am

* Coffee Bar * Free Parking * Raffles

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Order the corned beef Rueben special from Full Belly Deli on Brighton Avenue in Portland, and thehefty sandwich arrives accompanied by some sidekicks - a pickle, coleslaw and potato salad.

Brewers Festival setsstage for Beer WeekTHE MAINE Brewers Festivalis hosting two tastingsessions of local brewsto get you primed forPortland Beer Week, whichbegins the next day.WHEN: 1:30 to 5 p.m. and6:30 to 10 p.m. SaturdayWHERE: Portland ExpoCenter, 239 Park Ave.HOW MUCH: $36INFO: learnyourbeer.com

... Hungry bad, apparently,since the Full Belly Deli

takes such pains to ensureits customers won't be after

ordering from its giant menu.

can think of no restaurant moreaptly named in Greater Portlandthan the Full Belly Deli. Because,man alive, am I ever stuffed.

It was like walking into GrandCentral Station on the Friday Ichose to get takeout. There wereabout eight people in line in frontof me, and many of the seats weretaken. Said another way: The joint

was jumping.And speaking of Grand Central Station,

the Full Belly Deli is one of the few placesin Maine where you can get the best of

traditional Jewish deli fare a la New YorkCity haunts like Katz's Delicatessen orthe Carnegie Deli.

I immediately slipped into a state of"what am I going to order?" panic uponscanning the giant menu painted on thewall. Did I want a burger? (Basic BellyBurger with fries is $6.49.) Did I want apotato knish or three ($2.49 each)? Did Iwant a hot brisket dinner ($10.99)?

Things got really exciting when my eyesdarted from sandwich to sandwich ($4.99to $10.99), and I knew I was close to adecision.

Suddenly, it hit me like a Russiandressing-drenched lightning bolt. One ofthe most satiating words in the Englishlanguage lit up my eyes: Reuben.

The "Regal Reuben" comes topped withSwiss cheese, sauerkraut and Russiandressing, and grilled on rye. (I chosemarble). You get your choice of corned

FULL BELLY DELIWHERE; 1070 Brighton Ave., Portland;772-1227HOURS: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday toFriday; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. SaturdayCHEAPEST GRUB: Jumbo hot dog, $2.99WAIT: 10 to 15 minutesPARKING: Shopping plaza lotHANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE: YesRATING: ****

Based on a five-star scale

beef or pastrami. I chose the former, andit was a darn good call.

The $9.59 price tag seemed a little steep,but not after I got the thing out to my carand dug in. There was no looking back.The corned beef was lean, flavorful andfestooned with sauerkraut and Russian

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Grab a nibble andbrowse the marketBUY A LOBSTER ROLL or a

scoop of gelato, or justhang out and peoplewatch at "Flea Bites,"a monthly gathering oflocal food trucks.WHEN: 6 p.m. FridayWHERE: Flea for All, 125Kennebec St., PortlandHOW MUCH: Free, but bringmoney to buy foodINFO: 370-7570

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November's flash of genius? Beer Week, of course Portland Beer Week, which

opens Sunday and runs through Nov. 10, has some­

thing for everyone who loves beer, and some things for people who think they might like to try beer.

"The overall purpose is to spread knowledge and excite­ment about craft beer," said Allison Stevens, owner of The Thirsty Pig on Exchange Street. "We want to try to capture people and let them know how many great things that there are to drink."

Stevens is pleased that beer week includes a lot of affordable events display­ing different facets of beer. She especially likes the beer dinners.

"I am pleased that the chefs have taken the time to create the menus for these," she said. "You always hear about pairing wine and food, but not so much about beer and food, and this will bring that out."

For a full schedule of events, go to tinyurl.com/PPHbeerweeksked. High­lights include:

• The Maine Beer Dinner at The Thirsty Pig, 37 Exchange St. (773-3469), costs $30, and will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday. The three-course meal will be prepared by Kennebunk chef Robyn Friedman and include beer from Shipyard and Maine Beer Co.

• The Let's Get Canned Dinner is $30 at White Cap Grill, 64 Middle St. (899-1881), and will be a dinner accompanied by three

canned beers: Baxter's Amber Road, Shipyard Export and Pumpkinhead.

• The Shipyard Beer Dinner costs $42 and begins with hors d'ouevres at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 8 at Inn by the Sea, 40 Bowery Beach Road, Cape Elizabeth

T0m AtWell (799-3134). The menu will include a spicy fish taco, beef

Wrl3t AlGS YOU a n d acorn squash chili, braised short ribs and pumpkin creme caramel, all paired with Ship­

yard beers. • The Rising Tide Beer Dinner at 6 p.m.

Nov. 9 is $60 at the Farmer's Table, 205 Commercial St. (347-7479), and includes several limited releases from the Portland brewer. The owners, Nathan and Heather Sanborn, will be there, and the meal will be prepared by chef Jeff Landry.

• The Maine Cask Fest at 5 p.m. Nov. 7 at Sebago Brewing Co., 211 Fore St. (775-2337), is an event that Stevens and I both think is going to be excellent.

Ryan Carey, the Sebago brewer organiz­ing the event, wasn't sure what all of the beers were going to be when I talked to him. "The event is special because there are not a lot of places that are set up to offer cask beer," he said.

Cask beer is the beer promoted in the real beer movement, where carbonation comes from secondary fermentation in the casks - or sometimes kegs - rather than artificially introduced, and usually is drawn into the glass by a hand pump.

"The flavor of the beer on cask can be a lot different than on draft," Carey said, "just because of the way it is handled and the way it comes out. Some are better on cask and some aren't, but it is a different flavor experience."

The beers include a Citra-hopped Frye's Leap IPA and one other from Sebago, a Stowaway IPA from Baxter, and a Zephyr IPA from Rising Tide. Each beer will cost $3 to $5.

• Novare Res Bier Cafe, 4 Canal Plaza (761-2437), is showcasing a different Maine beer each night of beer week.

"One of the good things we have here is an active cellaring program," said Shahin Khojastehzad, the cafe's manager. "When something comes out that is really good - we won't do it with IPAs or other beers that are best fresh - we can hang onto it for a while."

The showcase beers will be Allagash on Sunday, Marshall Wharf on Monday, Seba­go on Tuesday, Rising Tide on Wednesday, "A Night of Oxbow Curiosities" on Nov. 8, Bull Jagger on Nov. 9 and Maine Beer Co. on Nov. 10.

The Oxbow curiosity night might be the most interesting of the seven. Tim Adams, Oxbow's brewer, said some of the "curi­osities" will be sour beers created during the year as well as older beers from the company's Freestyle series.

Adams; Geoff Masland, co-founder and business manager; and the company's new brewer, Mike Fava; will be on hand. Adams said the company has grown so

quickly in its first year of business that a new brewer was justified.

ALL THE ABOVE events cost money - although for some of them, it is just the price of a beer.

But there are also events where you get free beer - tastings at beer stores, for example.

One is a beer and chocolate tasting from 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 8 at the Bier Cellar, 299 Forest Ave. (200-6258).

Beer and chocolate might seem like an unusual combination, but Greg Norton, co-owner of the Bier Cellar, said it is not.

"Beers have roasted barley," he said, "and roasting barley creates the same chemical reaction as roasting coffee beans, and chocolate as well."

Norton said local chocolatier Dean's Sweets makes four different truffles us­ing Allagash beers, and the tasting will pair those candies with the beers from Allagash.

Other free events include an Allagash beer tasting from 4 to 7 p.m. Nov. 8 at Downeast Beverage, 79 Commercial St. (828-2337), and a Whole Foods Tasting, also with Allagash beers, at 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Nov. 10 at Whole Foods, 2 Somerset St. (774-7711).

For more information about Portland Beer Week, go to portlandbeerweek.org.

Tom Atwell is a freelance writer living in Cape Elizabeth. He can be contacted at 767-2297 or at:

tomatwell@me.com

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atthelincoln.org. 1 and 7 p.m. Thursday. David Mamet's "November," comedy about the state of American politics presented by Mad Horse Theatre Company, The Hutchins School, South Portland. Pay-what-you-can. madhorse.com. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. "Assassins," musical about presidential assassins and would-be presidential assassins, University of Southern Maine (Corthell Concert Hall), Gorham. $15; $10 for seniors and USM faculty; $5 for students, usm.maine.edu/music. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 and 5 p.m. Sunday. "Hapgood," espionage thriller by Tom Stoppard, Saco River Theatre, Bar Mills. $20; $18 for seniors and students. 929-5412. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2:30 p.m. Sunday; 7:30 p.m. Nov. 8. Through Nov. 10. Sarah Ruhl's "Eurydice," classic myth of Orpheus re-imagined through the eyes of its heroine, Theater Project, Brunswick. $18. theaterproject.com. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Through Nov. 11 . "Wyrd Sisters," parody of the three witches of "Macbeth," Cumston Hall, Monmouth. $12; $10 for seniors and students, monmouthcommunity players.com. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. "The W iz," musical based on "The Wizard of Oz," Community Little Theatre, Auburn. $18; $15 for seniors; $12 for ages 12 and under. Iaclt.com. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday; 7:30 p.m. Nov. 8. Through Nov. 11. Dark Tales, family-friendly spooky vaudeville, Lewiston Middle School. $10; $8 for ages 14 and under. Iaarts.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday. "44 Plays for 44 Presidents," presented by

Penobscot Theatre Company's Dramatic Academy, Bangor Opera House. $10; $5 for children. penobscottheatre.org. 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday. "Naked Shakespeare," Acorn Productions' collection of short scenes and speeches presented without props or costumes during dinner, Portland Club. $25. 761-6665. 6 p.m. Friday. "Beauty and the Beast, Jr.," musical for children, Waldo Theatre, Waldoboro. $10; $5 for students. 832-6060. 7 p.m. Friday; 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Through Nov. 11 . Shakespeare's "Hamlet," presented by Theater at Monmouth, Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center, Gardiner. $19; $10 for students. theateratmonmouth.org. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. "My Mother's Clothes Are Not My Mother," Elizabeth Peavey's one-woman show, Rockport Opera House. $10. 236-2514. 2 p.m. Saturday. "Jack and the Beanstalk," children's theater version set in modern times with Jack as a middle school student, Acorn Studios, Westbrook. $6; $4 for children under 12. acorn-productions.org. 11 a.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Through Nov. 18. "Play Me a Story," interactive theater performance and workshop for ages 4 to 10, Portland Stage Company. $15. portlandstage.org. "Crazy Critters," 10:30 a.m. Saturday. "Wings of Courage," Mad River Theatre Works Company presents a musical baesd on the life of the first African-American combat pilot, Lewiston Middle School. $10; $8 for ages 14 and under. Iaarts.org. 3 p.m. Sunday. Shakespeare's "Hamlet," presented by Theater at Monmouth, Waldo Theatre, Waldoboro. $10; $5 for students. 832-6060. 7 p.m. Monday. "44 Plays for 44 Presidents," excerpts presented by Penobscot Theatre Company's Dramatic Academy, Brewer Auditorium. $10; $5 for children, penobscottheatre.org. 4 p.m. Tuesday.

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Al welcome at Sangi lo's, even a roving purple groupBy EMMA BOUTHILLETTE

Organizing a pub crawl hasbecome popular for birth-day bashes. Recently, a

large group of friends and Idonned purple attire (to be eas-ily identifiable, but there was atheme to it, too) and hit the OldPort for my friend Jeff's 29thbirthday.

But before getting into theheart of the Old Port, I suggest-ed a bar few had heard of andone slightly off the beaten path.

Tucked away on HampshireStreet is the small bar knownas Sangillo's Tavern. Had I real-ized how small it was, I prob-ably wouldn't have corralledmore than 20 people there.The bar, which had quite a fewpeople already sipping off PabstBlue Ribbon cans, becamepacked when our crew entered.

The single bartender on dutysystematically checked identi-fication of everyone who belliedup to the bar, and doled outdrinks as they were ordered.With only canned and bottledbeers available, some took a tipfrom the people already thereand grabbed a can of PER.Some opted for mixed drinks.

Those sipping cocktails allagreed they were poured witha generous hand. And we alsoagreed, you can't beat the priceat Sangillo's - you can get a canof PER and a Cape Cod cocktailfor $6.

Like I mentioned, the baritself is pretty small. From thefront door to the back of the baris a narrow aisle. On the right

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Bartender Clare Finin pours a beer into a frosty mug at Sangillo's Tavern, a small, friendly barwith affordable prices in the India Street neighborhood of Portland.

as you walk in is the bar itself,low and lined with stools.

Hanging above the bar,stained glass Schlitz lampsmake up some of the bar's light-ing. On the left are pub tablesand stools. Each pub table hada plastic Halloween pumpkinwith a few pieces of candy leftto enjoy.

Regular customers may have

been annoyed by the suddeninvasion of their bar, but theydidn't make it obvious. Unlikesome neighborhood bars thatgive you the once-over judg-mental look as soon as you walkin, Sangillo's folks seemed morecurious about this giant groupdressed in purple.

One group of locals called ittheir favorite bar in Portland.

They appreciated the smallspace, the neighborhood feeland the no-nonsense attitude ofthe bartender. They confirmedthe drink of choice at Sangillo'sis PER, but the Sombrero spe-cial - Allen's Coffee Brandy andmilk - is also a popular pick.

As far as entertainment isconcerned, Sangillo's has a digi-tal jukebox. Customers were

SANGILLO'S TAVERNWHERE: 18 Hampshire St.,PortlandPHONE: 879-2810WEBSITE: Find them onFacebookHOURS: 8 a.m. to 1 a.m. Mondaythrough Saturday; 9 a.m. to1 a.m. SundayPARKING: On streetSCENE: A neighborhood barthat defines hole-in-the-wall,but welcoming to anyone whowalks through the doors.SPECIALS: $3 PBR canson Mondays; $4 bar rumand Coke on Tuesdays;$4 Dr. McGillicuddy's onWednesdays; $4 bar vodkadrinks on Thursdays; $2.75Coors and Coors Light onFridays; $2.75 Miller and MillerLight on Saturdays; $4 Allen'sSombreros on Sundays

putting in dollars and pickingout some classic oldies from 40to 50 years ago. An older coupledanced to the music at the endof the bar, taking up a smallsquare of available space.

Amid all the mix, my friendTeila made a pick - MichaelJackson's "Billie Jean." Just asher song came on, we decidedit was time for our next destina-tion. Stay tuned for part two ofthis pub crawl in next week'sBar Guide.

Emma Bouthillette is a freelance writer

who lives in Biddeford.

Gordon Chibroski/Staff PhotographerGoldie Gordios calls out sandwich orders inside the Full Belly Deli at Pine Tree Shopping Center inPortland. The tray includes the Fall Fowl, Hamwich and Perkey Turkey.

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dressing. It was an indulgent feast.But if Reubens aren't your bag, there are countless other op-

tions. Take, for example, the Kosher-style deli sandwiches. Youwant bologna? They have bologna ($5.99). You want choppedliver? They've got it ($9.29). And yep, if you're a tongue person,that too can be yours for $10.99.

In the mood for Italian? No problem. The Full Belly Deli's gota 10-inch cheese pizza for $4.89 (toppings available for $1.29each). You can also get a fresh dough calzone with your choiceof two items for $7.99.

Another impressive facet of the Pull Belly Deli menu is theside orders. A partial list includes meatballs, clam cakes,cheese blintzes, lokshen kugel (noodle pudding) and bakedbeans.

As for dessert, Full Belly Deli has whoopie pies, cheesecake,carrot cake, grapenut pudding and bread pudding. It also hasblack and white cookies, and how I walked out of there withouta bag of them tucked under my arm, I'll never know.

Happy noshing.

The staff of GO anonymously samples meals for about $10.

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"An Evening wi th Poe: Tales of Mystery & Suspense," Dinner Theater Series, Clay Hil l Farm Restaurant, Cape Neddick. $10. 361-2272. 6 p.m. Wednesday. Through Nov. 14.

AUDITIONS Oratorio Chorale Open Rehearsal, sing with the chorale as it rehearses music by Schubert and Mozart for shows on Nov. 17-18, all voice parts welcome, Midcoast Presbyterian Church, Topsham. oratoriochorale.org. 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday.

ART MUSEUMS OPENINGS/RECEPTIONS "The Incarnation of Earthly Creations," Haitian art, Museum of African Culture, Portland, museum africanculture.org. Opens Friday. Through Jan. 30. "N'tolonapemk: Our Relatives' Place," archeological exhibits and stories of the Passamaquoddy, Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor. abbemuseum.org. Opening reception, 4 to 6 p.m. Friday. Through October 2013. "Home Decoration: The Domestic Artistry of the Skolfield Women, 1845-1900," samplers, printed screens, flower arrangements, hair wreaths and more, Pejepscot Historical Society Museum, Brunswick. 729-6606. Opens Wednesday. Through Dec. 31 .

CONTINU ING Portland Museum of Art: "Weatherbeaten: Winslow Homer and Maine," works by Homer created at his Prouts Neck studio in conjunction with re-opening of restored studio for public tours, and "Art in Process," high school art exhibition, through Dec. 30; "The Portland Society of Art and Winslow Homer in Maine," 50 watercolors and drawings examine the relationship between Homer, architect John Calvin Stevens and the Portland Society of Art, through Feb. 3; "Between Past and Present: The Homer Studio Photographic Project," contemporary photography made with a variety of historic processes, through Feb. 17. portlandmuseum.org Maine Historical Society Museum/Longfellow House, Portland: "Wired!" explores the electrification of Maine during the 20th century, through May 26. mainehistory.org Maine Museum of Photographic Arts, USM Glickman Library, Portland: Luc Demers, "Trace," photographs, and Richard Veit, photographs, through Dec. 2 1 . usm.maine.edu/library Maine Jewish Museum, Portland: "Isaac Bashevis Singer and His Artists," photography, painting, graphic design, wood-block prints and illustrated books, through Nov. 30. treeoflifemuseum.org Bowdoin College Museum of Art , Brunswick: "Making a Presence: F. Holland Day in Artistic Photography," photographs by and of F. Holland Day (1864-1933) and "We Never See Anything Clearly: John Ruskin and Landscape Painting," paintings from 1840s to 1870s, through Dec. 23. bowdoin.edu/art-museum Pejepscot Historical Society Museum, Brunswick: "Vote, Pejepscot!", election and political paraphernalia, through Dec. 3 1 . pejepscothistorical.org Saco Museum: "The Moving Panorama of Pilgrim's Progress," Civil War-era panorama seen in its entirety for the first time in more than a century (also at Pepperell Mills in Biddeford), and "Then, Now and Always a Part of Saco: 250 Years of the First Parish Church," photos and artifacts, through Nov. 10. dyerlibrarysacomuseum.org Bates College Museum of Art , Lewiston: "Starstruck: The Fine Art of Astrophotography," featuring 106 images by artists from 11 countries across five continents, through Dec. 15. bates.edu/

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"With Cassie Jones 2July12" by James Chute, from "Talking & Drawing," opening Friday and continuing through Dec 1 at Rose Contemporary in Portland.

museum/exhibitions Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville: "Hidden Histories: A Project by Maggie Libby," history of women at Colby, through Nov. 25; Alex Katz, "Maine/New York," 28 paintings and one multi-part sculpture, through Dec. 30. colby.edu Maine State Museum, Augusta: "Malaga Island: Fragmented Lives," historic photographs, documents, artifacts and first-person accounts, through May. mainestatemuseum.org Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland: Andrew Wyeth, "Summers in Port Clyde," watercolors from 1930s and '40s, through Sunday; "Jamie Wyeth, Rockwell Kent and Monhegan," paintings, and "Impressionist Summers: Frank W. Benson's North Haven," paintings, through Dec. 30; "Recent Acquisitions," newly acquired work by Georgia O'Keeffe, Arthur Dove, Rockwell Kent, Marguerite and Wil l iam Zorach, Elaine de Kooning, Andrew and N.C. Wyeth, and more, through March 10. farnsworthmuseum.org Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor: "Indians and Rusticators" and "TranscendingTraditions: The Next Generation and Maine Indian Basketry," through Dec. 29. abbemuseum.org University of Maine (Museum of Art), Bangor: Alan Bray, "AtThe Edges," paintings; Mayumi Sarai, "Ring Cycle," carved wooden sculptures; and Susan Jane Belton, "What's Yours," oil on panel portraits; through Jan. 5. umma.umaine.edu

ART GALLERIES OPENINGS/RECEPTIONS

"Warmth and Style," handwoven, felted work and knit works by Maine fiber artists, Markings Gallery, Bath. 443-1499. Opens Thursday. Through Dec. 31 . Ed Douglas: "New Works," Greenhut Galleries, Portland, greenhutgalleries.com. Opening reception, 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday. Through Dec. 1. Tom Ha l l, new paintings, June Fitzpatrick Gallery at MECA, Portland. 699-5083. Opening reception,

5 to 7 p.m. Thursday. Through Nov. 30. First Friday ArtWalk, galleries and museums open to the public, downtown Portland. firstfridayartwalk.com. 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Jessica Gandolf, Penelope Jones, Bridget Spaeth: "Expanding Fields"; and James Chute: "Talking 6 Drawing," Rose Contemporary, Portland. rosecontemporary.com. Opens Friday. "Talking & Drawing" through Dec. 1. "Expanding Fields" through Dec. 22. Eric Hou: "Koala High: Homecoming," recent prints, The Green Hand Bookshop, Portland. 253-6808. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through Nov. 30. "Seeing Red," paintings by Rhonda Pearle, Gary Perlmutter, Valerie Birnhak, Ruth Claff, Pauline Delin, Dick Eaton, Alison Hill and Wendy Hodge, Bridge Gallery, Portland, bridgegallery portland.com. Opening reception, 4 to 6 p.m. Friday. Through Nov. 30. Brenton Hamilton: "Relevant Histories," photos drawing on historical photographic processes and art history, Addison Wool ley Gallery, Portland. addisonwoolley.com. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through Dec. 1. Maine Artists Collective: "Freak Show," exploration of identity and difference, Constellation Gallery, Portland. constellationart.com. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through Nov. 2 1 . "Eat More Ar t , " art on wood panels, Pinecone + Chickadee, Portland, pineconeandchickadee.com. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through Nov. 30. "Edges of Vision," MECA photo workshop group show, 3Fish Gallery, Portland. 3fishgallery.com. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through Dec. 7. Michael Mil icia: "The Exquisite Bird 2 , " photographs of birds, Daunis Fine Jewelry, Portland, daunis.com. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through Dec. 3 1 . "Serenity 2012: Paintings and Drawings," multi­media exhibit by gallery artists and guest artist

Elisabeth Heller, Richard Boyd Gallery, Peaks Island, richardboydpottery.com. Opens Friday. Through Nov. 25. Adeline Goldminc-Tronzo: "Anything But...," oils on canvas, York Public Library. www.york.lib.me.us. Opens Friday. Through Dec. 27. "This Land Was Made for You and Me," black-and-white photography by 19 Maine artists inspired by the music of Woody Guthrie, Harlow Gallery, Hallowell. harlowgallery.org. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through Nov. 24. "Holiday Extravaganza," smaller artworks and variety of creative crafts, Aarhus Gallery, Belfast. aarhusgallery.com. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through Dec. 24. "Collaborative Connections," 18 artists from Circling the Square Fine Art Press and One of a Kind Printers, Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick. curtislibrary.com. Opening reception, 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday. Through Nov. 29.

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University of Southern Ma ine, Portland: "Zuihitsu: Look Only at the Waves," exhibit by Smudge Studio and USM art students, through Dec. 9. usm.maine.edu/gallery University of Southern Maine Osher Map Library, Portland: "Iconic America: The U.S. Outline as National Symbol," through Feb. 28. usm.maine.edu/maps Maine Charitable Mechanics Association Library, Portland: Reggie Osborn, textile art, through Nov. 30. 772-8598. University of New England (Art Gallery), Portland: "Vanguard," avant-garde, experimental and innovative works by nine Maine artists, through Dec. 16. une.edu/artgallery Gleason Fine Art, Portland: "Maine Masterworks," works by James Fitzgerald, Charles Woodbury, Wil l iam T. Richards, Emil Holzhauer and more, through Nov. 17. 699-5599. Portland Public Library: "Elegant Enigmas: The Art of Edward Gorey," original illustrations, preparatory sketches, unpublished drawings and ephemera, through Dec. 29. portlandlibrary.com University of Southern Maine (Art Gallery), Gorham: "Sampler," 38 pieces of prints, paintings and experimental works, through Dec. 9. usm.maine.edu/gallery Elizabeth Moss Gallery, Falmouth: Mary Barnes, "Once Removed," and John Santoro, "Transitions," through Sunday, elizabethmossgalleries.com Yarmouth Frame Shop and Gallery: "Falling for Color," work by Martha Baum, Neil Myrick, Diana Johnson, Marcia Feller and AnneTarbox, through Dec. 8. yarmouthframeshopandgallery.com Freeport Historical Society Harrington House: "Buttons, Rum and Rakes: Freeport's Mercantile Past," through March, freeporthistoricalsociety.org Coleman Burke Gallery (Fort Andross), Brunswick: Alicia Eggert, "Speaking in Tongues," work in various media that utilizes text, through Nov. 30. colemanburke.com The Frontier, Brunswick: "Groundbreakers: Mainers Shaping Agriculture's Future," photographs by Lily Peil, through Nov. 25. explorefrontier.com Bayview Gallery, Brunswick: "The Paintings of John Marshall," through Nov. 10. bayviewgal lery.com Icon Contemporary Art, Brunswick: Jon Kievitt, "Works on Paper" and Garry Mitchell, "New Paintings," through Nov. 17. 725-8157. West Island Gallery, Bath: Richard Sears, "Paintings and Drawings," through Nov. 24. westislandgallery.com Merrymeeting Arts Center, Bowdoinham: Jack Montgomery, "Portraits of Portraits," through Dec. 10. merrymeetingartscenter.org George Marshall Store Gallery, York: "Connections," works by Lissa Hunter and Carol Stein; and Tom Hall, "Maine Landscapes," through Nov. 11 . georgemarshallstoregallery.com

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On Saturday, Portland's Lincoln Peirce, the nationally syndicated comic strip artist of 'Big Nate' fame, will meet fans at Casablanca Comics.

By AVERY YALE KAMILA StaffWriter

rtist Lincoln Peirce takes rejec­tion in stride. He also responds well to constructive criticism.

Because of these two traits, combined with his writing and drawing skills, Peirce will celebrate his 22nd anniversary

in January as a comic strip creator.

Peirce is the artist behind "Big Nate," which has been

nationally syndicated since 1991 and is carried by hundreds of newspapers. It runs daily in the Portland Press Herald, and each Sunday, it commands the top panel of the Maine Sunday Telegram comics section.

"I've been very lucky," said Peirce, 49. "I've beaten the odds."

On Saturday, the Portland resident will appear at Casablanca Comics to meet fans and sign books. Peirce (pronounced "purse") has published 13 "Big Nate" books, including four graphic novels, two activity books and seven compilations of his comic strip, some of which have ended up on The New York Times best-seller list. His most recent compilations are "Big Nate: All Work and No Play" and "Big Nate: Makes the Grade."

And in a little more than a month from now, Peirce will publish his 8,000th comic strip.

Not bad for someone who started submitting strips as a freshman at Colby College.

But it didn't come easy. For seven years, as the rejection letters piled up, Peirce continued to create new concepts and submit them to edi­tors in hopes that one might catch someone's eye.

As the years wore on, the form letters gave way to more personal rejection letters with feedback and suggestions.

"In 1989 was when I first submitted a precur­sor to 'Big Nate' called 'Neighborhood Comics,' " Peirce recalled. "I got an encouraging letter from the woman who would become my editor.

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Peirce's "Big Nate" comic strip runs in

hundreds of newspapers, including this one.

Sip for cystic fibrosis research on Friday U ^ T RAISE A GLASS of vino and help support Mw | cystic fibrosis research during the

Portland Wine Opener. Enjoy wine (and beer!) plus appetizers while you bid on swanky auction items.

WHEN: 6 to 10 p.m. Friday WHERE: Ocean Gateway, 2 Commercial St., Portland HOW MUCH: $ 5 0 INFO: (800) 757-0203

Fall test at Freeport school MEET ARTISTS, make some crafts and enjoy everything from live music and food to puppet shows at the Merriconeag Waldorf School's fall festival and open house. WHEN: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday WHERE: Merriconeag Waldorf School, 57 Desert Road, Freeport HOW MUCH: Free INFO: merriconeag.org

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A bawdy R-rated 'puppet slam'explores how far the gentle andbenevolent King Friday has fallen.

When Alex Endy teaches a class on puppetry, hetells students, among other things, that theylive in "one of the most puppetry-impover-

ished nations" in the world.Puppetry-impoverished?"It's only in America that we think of puppet

shows, by default, as being only for children," saidEndy, 36, of Portland. "So when we have a puppetshow that's more bawdy, or is based on folklore, or

is just more for adults, we haveto put all these caveats on it.

"But in other countries,people are more used to seeingpuppetry used for experiment-ing with all sorts of emotion andimagery."

Endy will be performingRay RO U t h J G r his puppetry in a show that

is definitely not for childrenOff B0dt ~ "King Friday's Dungeon" - on

Saturday at Mayo Street Arts inPortland. It's the second year in

a row the venue is hosting the show, a showcase forPortland's growing and very creative puppet scene.

"King Friday's Dungeon" is being billed as a "pup-pet slam," a national trend of puppet shows that canbe almost anything but are not necessarily for kids.

The show will feature various styles of puppetry,including marionettes, rod puppets and Bunrakupuppetry, where puppeteers wear all black andstand on stage with their puppets. Seven puppeteer-ing groups, plus Endy, will be taking the stage.

"It'll be sort of a Whitman's Sampler of Portlandpuppetry," said Blainor McGough, director of MayoStreet Arts and herself a puppeteer.

After putting on a "King Friday's Dungeon" pup-pet slam last year at Mayo Street, McGough appliedfor and got a $2,000 "slam grant" from HeatherHenson's Puppet Slam Network. Henson is thedaughter of the late puppeteering legend Jim Hen-son, creator of the Muppets, and she works nation-ally to promote puppetry.

Although "King Friday's Dungeon" is not intendedfor children, the main character is based on thepuppet monarch of the long-running PBS kids'show "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood." But in thisshow, the king has fallen from his lofty perch. He'sno longer in charge of a peaceful kingdom, and nowhe's become a bawdy and foul-mouthed old man,putting on shows for his own entertainment.

Endy played the king last year (that is, he workedthe puppet and spoke the part), and is playing himagain on Saturday. He studied acting, and workedas an actor and puppeteer in New York before land-ing in Maine.

"It was fun last year to play this beloved children'scharacter, to see how far he had fallen from hisglory days, to the point of being foul-mouthed andrude," said Endy.

The king is sort of the MC of the show, openingthings up for other puppets and puppeteers to dotheir own thing. It's also an opportunity for peopleto see what puppetry can be - a medium for perfor-mance.

There is some acting, since people are voicing thepuppets. But working a puppet - with all its stringsand moving parts - takes a special skill beyondacting.

"You are the actor and director, and it's sort of likeyou're playing a musical instrument," said Endy."Because whatever expression you imagine, you'rechanneling that into the puppet."

Staff Writer Ray Routhier can be contacted at 791-6454 or at:rrouthier@pressherald. com

Twitter: RayRouthier

Scenes from last year's inaugural "King Friday's Dungeon.Annie Seikonia photos

KING FRIDAY'SDUNGEON: ADULTPUPPET SLAMWHEN: 7:30 p.m.SaturdayWHERE: Mayo StreetArts, 10 Mayo St.,PortlandHOW MUCH: $10INFO: kfd.brownpapertickets.com;mayostreetarts.org

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York Art Association, YorkHarbor: "Abstract and Out ofthe Ordinary," through Nov. 4.yorkartassociation.comFryeburg Academy (Palmina F.and Stephen S. Pace Galleriesof Art): "Apple of My Eye,"paintings, watercolors, pastels andprints of apples from more than50 mostly regional artists of thepast, through Dec. 21. 935-9232.River Tree Arts, Kennebunk:"Photographers Choice," throughNov. 10. rivertreearts.orgWiscasset Bay Gallery: "FreshPaint and Recent Acquisitions,"recent acquisitions of 19th- and20th-century American andEuropean paintings, plus newworks by contemporary NewEngland artists, through Friday.wiscassetbaygallery.comPerimeter Gallery, Belfast: BenPotter, "Home Field," throughNov. 25. 338-0555.Center for Maine ContemporaryArt, Rockport: 2012 BiennialExhibition, and "Many TimesTimes Square," soundscapecomposition by electronic musicpioneer Joel Chadabe, throughDec. 2. cmcanow.orgFrost Farm Gallery, Norway:Western Maine Paper Project,original works on paper, throughApril 5. frostfarmgallery.comUniversity of Maine (Holocaustand Human Rights Centerof Maine), Augusta: "MaineBoys Overseas, German Boysin Maine," WWII history andartifacts, through Nov. 30.hhrc.uma.eduUniversity of Maine (CharlesDanforth Gallery), Augusta:"Analog/Digital," 20 paintings andvideos by Reese Inman, throughNov. 30. 621-3493.University of Maine (Art Gallery),Farmington: Liz Phillips, "BiyuuII," sound and video installation,through Thursday. 778-1062.Savory Maine, Damariscotta:Portraiture by JeffreyBurke, through Nov. 13.savorymainedining.comArt Galleries at University ofMaine, Machias: Condon andGeorgeann Kuhl, "Tuscany toPompeii and Beyond," throughNov. 30.255-1279.CRAFT Gallery, Rockland: JesseGillespie, "Uncommon Beauty,"through Monday; Lissa Hunterand Simon van derVen, "EscapeBoundaries," new work, throughNov. 11. craftonelm.comMaine Coastal Islands NationalWildlife Refuge Visitor Center,Rockland: John Wood, HankTyler, Kathleen Florance, KarlGerstenberger and Keith Carver,multi-media, through Dec. 4.maineseabirds.orgCaldbeck Gallery, Rockland: "Offthe Beaten Path," multi-artist showfocusing on Maine landscapes,through Saturday, caldbeck.com

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"Bett ing the Farm," a docunnentary that follows the story of a group of Maine farnners who launch their own milk company to save their operations after being dropped by their national distributor, screens on Saturday at USM's Hannaford Hall in Portland.

BENEFITS Portland Wine Opener, samples of food, wine and beer, live jazz music and silent auction; benefit for children and adults living with cystic fibrosis; Ocean Gateway Terminal, Portland. $50. newengland.cff.org/portlandwineopener. 6 to 10 p.m. Friday. 31st Annual Great Osprey 10K Ocean Run, benefits RCE Program Scholarship Fund, Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. $20 in advance; $25 day of run. rsu5-rce.org. 10 a.m. Saturday. Alicia & Friends 4: A Musical Benefit for Epilepsy, Alicia Fournier and others perform Broadway songs, Lyric Music Theater, South Portland. $50; $20 for ages 16 and under (includes raffle and champagne reception). 807-2458. 7 p.m. Saturday. Thanks for G iv ing Gala, silent auction, hor d'oeuvres, dessert, cash bar and live jazz trio; benefits the Dean Snell Cancer Foundation; The Inn at Brunswick Station, Brunswick. $50; advance sales only. 837-9919. 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday. "Ma ine Loves Lucy," live music and all-day activities including face painting, balloon animals, juggling and coloring contest; benefits Lucy's Love Bus and the Maine Children's Cancer Center; The Loft, Portland. $5; $10 per family. 671-6858. Noon to midnight Saturday. "Cranksgiving" Bike Race, involves riding to stores to pur chase food for donation; benefit for Project F.E.E.D.; Woodfords Congregational Church, Portland, cranksgivingportland.blogspot .com. 9:30 a.m. Saturday.

CRAFT FAIRS FRIDAY Annual Invitational Fine Art and Crafts Sale,

preview with food and music, Ogunquit Museum of American Art. $10. ogunquitmuseum.org. 5 to 8 p.m. Christmas Fair, white elephant items, raffles, baked goods, knitted goods, crafts and more, St. Anthony's Parish, Westbrook. 857-0490. 5 to 8 p.m.

SATURDAY Bountiful Fair, crafts and knits, raffles and baked goods, Stevens Avenue Congregational Church, Portland. 797-4573. 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Christmas Craft Fair, baked goods, crafts and knitted items, Elm Street United Methodist Church, South Portland. 799-0407. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Christmas Fair, white elephant items, hand­made crafts and baked goods, Longfellow Place, Westbrook. 854-9623. 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Holiday Fair, crafts, raffles and books; lunch available; North Parish Congregational Church, Sanford. 324-3163. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Annual Fall Fair, crafts, knits, wood items, jewelry and baked goods, St. George's Episcopal Church, Sanford. 324-8119. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Craft Fair to Benefit the Alzheimer's Association, Maine Chapter, art, jewelry, hand-made items and food, Mid Coast Senior Health Center, Brunswick. 729-8033. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Festival of Crafts, more than 50 crafters, baked goods and raffles, Brunswick High School, coastal mainegreatdanerescue.com. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Winterberry Fair, crafts, greens, gifts and more, People's United Methodist Church, Union. 785-4531. 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Country Corner Christmas Fair, Buxton United Methodist Church. 642-4958. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Christmas By the Sea Holiday Fair, crafts, baked goods, dried arrangements, silent auction and more, Elijah Kellogg Church, Harpswell.

725-0291. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Christmas Fair, white elephant items, arts and crafts, jewelry, books, decorations and more, St. Bernard's Church, Rockland. 594-2109. 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Annual Invitational Fine Art and Crafts Sale, painters, jewelers, potters and furniture makers, Ogunquit Museum of American Art. $5. ogunquitmuseum.org. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Vendredi Club Craft Fair, hand-crafted arts and crafts items, Crooked River School, Casco. 627-4426. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 18th Annual Bells of St. Mary's Christmas Craft Fair and Cafe, silent auction, cookie walk, Grandma's Attic, local crafts and Santa visit, St. Mary's Church, Bath. 443-3423. 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. League of Maine Craft Show, Wells Junior High School. 646-5172. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Christmas Fair, white elephant items, raffles, baked goods, knitted goods, crafts and more, St. Anthony's Parish, Westbrook. 857-0490. 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday; 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday. Society of Southern Maine Craftsmen 21st Annual Holiday Craft Show, McCauley High School, Portland, societyofsouthernmaine craftsmen.org. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.

SPECIAL EVENTS THURSDAY "Granular Modality," live sound exploration with Earl Howard and special guest Gustavo Aguilar, Emery Community Arts Center, Farmington. Free. 778-7288. 7:30 p.m. Innovators of Design, fashion designer Jessie Lacey and organic textile and fashion designers Brook Delorme and Daniel Pepice share their inspiration, history and what is takes to be a

successful designer in Maine, River Tree Arts, Kennebunk. $5. rivertreearts.org. 7 p.m.

FRIDAY "Sacred Stories," told by refugees, immigrants and international students of Colors of Community, Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick. Free. 729-8515. 7 p.m. "The Moving Panorama of Pilgrim's Progress," 19th-century panorama with music and narration, Saco City Hall Auditorium. $5. dyerlibrarysaco museum.org. 6:30 p.m. Maine Brewers Festival, panel discussions and tasting sessions, Portland Expo Center and The Thirsty Pig, Portland. Various prices. Schedule at learnyourbeer.com. Friday and Saturday.

SATURDAY King Friday's Dungeon: Adult Puppet Slam, variety of puppeteers; not recommended for children; Mayo Street Arts, Portland. $10. mayostreetarts.org. 7:30 p.m. "The End of the World Afterparty," music from DJ Mr. Dereloid, appetizers and cocktails, 21-plus; Odd Fellows Hall, Rockland. $25 in advance; $30 day of event. 596-6256. 9 p.m. New Gloucester History Barn Open House, New Gloucester Historical Society (History Barn). Free. 926-3188. 9 a.m. to noon. Harvest Fair, Saint David's Church, Kennebunk. 985-3073. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fall Festival and Open House, artisans, craft activities, food, music, games, puppet shows and more, Merriconeag Waldorf School, Freeport. Free, merriconeag.org. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. "The Sounds of Bloom's Sirens," actors, musicians and audience members read James Joyce's text as a musical score, Emery Community Arts Center,

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Farmington. Free. 778-7288. 7 p.m."Farmington ReSounding," live installationwith local poets and writers, Merrill Hall/Nordica Auditorium, Farmington. Free.778-7288. 3 p.m.Nursery Rhyme Story Time, story timefor children, Prince Memorial Library,Cumberland Center. Free. 829-2215. 10 a.m.

SUNDAYAnnual Country Legends and MemorialAwards, presented by the Down EastCountry Music Association, Silver Spur,Mechanic Falls. $7; $2 for children under12. 793-8884. Noon.Portland Beer Week, beer tastings,presentations, parties, beer and cheesepairings, Maine Brew Bus and more, variouslocations, Greater Portland. Various prices.Schedule at portlandbeerweek.org. Sundayto Nov. 10.

FILMS"Children of Heaven" (1997, Rated PC),Iranian family drama, Rockland PublicLibrary. 594-0310. 6:30 p.m. Thursday.Warren Miller's "Flow State," snow sportsfilm, Merrill Auditorium, Portland. $27.porttix.com. 7:30 p.m. Friday."Betting the Farm" (2012), documentarythat follows three farmers, Hannaford Hall,University of Southern Maine, Portland. $10.space538.org. 7 p.m. Saturday."A Separation" (2011, Rated PG-13, inPersian with subtitles), York Public Library.Free, www.york.lib.me.us. 3 p.m. Sunday.Global Lens International Film Series,"Pegasus" (2010, Morocco), Bates College(Olin Arts Center), Lewiston. Free, bates.edu/museum. 7:30 p.m. Monday."The Card" (1952), classic film starring AlecGuinness, Skidompha Library, Damariscotta.$5. skidompha.org. 6:30 p.m. Monday.Nature at Risk Film Series, "GasLands"(2010), documentary, Louis T. GravesLibrary, Kennebunkport. Free. 967-2778.7 p.m. Tuesday."Beauty is Embarrassing" (2012),documentary about artist Wayne White,Space Gallery, Portland. $7. space538.org.7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

BOOKS/AUTHORS"Changes, " South Portland Library WritersGroup reading featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Barbara Walsh, SouthPortland Public Library. Free, southportlandlibrary.com. 6:30 p.m. Thursday.Cartoonist Lincoln Peirce, creator ofthe "Big Nate" comic strip and books,Casablanca Comics, Portiand. Free.casablancacomics.com. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.Saturday."Pearl Sawyer: Poet in Residence," tributeto local poet Pearl Sawyer, First UniversalistChurch, Auburn. $7 to $10. auburnuu.org.7 p.m. Saturday; 1 p.m. Sunday.Kevin Stoehr, author of "Ride, Boldly Ride:The Evolution of the American Western,"Maine Irish Heritage Center, Portland.maineirish.com. 2 p.m. Sunday.Sarah Slagle Arnold, author of "Faith andMadness: A Spiritual and PsychologicalJourney," Gulf of Maine Books, Brunswick.729-5083. 3 p.m. Sunday.Jeff and Allison Wells, authors of "Maine'sFavorite Birds," University of SouthernMaine/Lewiston-Auburn, Lewiston. 782-5238. 6:30 p.m. Monday.Richard Blanco, author of poetry collection"Looking for the Gulf Motel," Bates College(Edmund S. Muskie Archives), Lewiston.786-6256. 7:30 p.m. Nov. 8.

PRO SPORTSPortland Pirates, AHL affiliate of the PhoenixCoyotes, Cumberland County Civic Center,Portland. $15 to $20. portlandpirates.com.Vs. St. John's, 7:30 p.m. Friday.

PARTICIPANT DANCEEight to the Bar, swing dance with six-pieceband, Woodfords Club, Portland. $10.portcityswing.com. Dance lessons at 8 p.m.,dance at 9 p.m. Friday.Greater Portland Community ContraDance Series, live music by Rodney Miller,Glen Loper and Owen Marshall; FalmouthCongregational Church. $10; $7 for ages 13to 20; $5 for ages 5 to 12; free for childrenunder age 5. 358-9354. Lessons at 7:15p.m., dance at 8 p.m. Saturday.Contra Dance, with the Big Moose Bandand caller Chrissy Fowler, College of theAtlantic (Gates Center), Bar Harbor. $6; $1for children; $2 for family dance. 288-5015.Family dance at 6:30 p.m., lessons at 7:30p.m., dance at 8 p.m. Saturday.

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Mon-Wed 4, 7:05 ; Nordica (Freeport) Thurs 2,4:30, 7 Fri-Sat 2,4:30, 7, 9:30 Sun-Wed 2,4:30, 7; Cinemagic Grand(South Portland) Thurs 2:05, 4:40, 7:15, 9:45 Fri-Weds11:30, 2:05,4:40, 7:15, 9:45; Cinemagic Saco Thurs 12:30, 3,6:45, 9:20 Fri-Wed 12:30, 3, 6:45, 9:20; Cinemagic West-brook Thurs 12:10, 3:30, 7, 9:40 Fri-Wed 12:10, 3:30, 7, 9:40

"CHASING MAVERICKS " (PG) (1:54) Stars JonnyWeston, Gerard Butler, Elisabeth Shue and Abigail Spencer.Directed by Michael Apted and Curtis Hanson . Whenyoung Jay Moriarty discovers that the mythic Maverickssurf break, one of the biggest waves on Earth, exists justmiles from his Santa Cruz home, he enlists the help of locallegend Frosty Hesson to train him to survive it.

Showing at: Cinemagic Saco Thurs 12:30,3:10, 6:50, 9:25Fri-Wed 12, 9:25; Cinemagic Westbrook Thurs 12:30,3:20,6:50, 9:30 Fri-Wed 6:50, 9:30

"CLOUD ATLAS " (R) (2:50) Stars Tom Hanks, HalleBerry, Hugh Grant and Hugo Weaving. Directed by TomTykwer, Andy Wachowski and Lana Wachowski. Anexploration of how the actions of individual lives impactone another in the past, present and future, as one soulis shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of kindnessripples across centuries to inspire a revolution.

Showing at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Thurs 1,4:30, 8 Fri-Wed 1,4:30, 8; Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Thurs 3,6:30,10 Fri-Wed 12, 4, 7:30; Cinemagic Saco Thurs 12:25,3:55, 7:30 Fri-Wed 12:25, 3:55, 7:30; Cinemagic WestbrookThurs 12, 3:40, 7:30 Fri-Wed 12, 3:40, 7:30

"FRANKENWEENIE" (PG) (1:27) Stars Winona Ryder,Catherine O'Hara, Martin Short and Martin Landau. Di-rected by Tim Burton. Young Victor conducts a science ex-periment to bring his beloved dog Sparky back to life, onlyto face unintended, sometimes monstrous, consequences.

Showing at: Cinemagic Saco Thurs 12:30,2:40,4:40;Cinemagic Westbrook Thurs 12:20,2:30,4:50, 7:10, 9:20Fri-Wed 11;50, 2, 4:20

"FUN SIZE" (PG-13) (1:30) Stars Victoria Justice, JohnnyKnoxville, Chelsea Handler and Ana Gasteyer. Directedby Josh Schwartz. When her father disappears, HeatherMason is drawn into a strange and terrifying alternate real-ity that holds answers to the horrific nightmares that haveplagued her since childhood.

Showing at: Windham 5 Star Thurs 4:25,7:15 Fri-Sat4:25, 9:45 Sun-Wed 4:25; Nordica (Freeport) Thurs1:10,3:45,7:10 Fri-Wed 1:10,7:10; Cinemagic Grand (SouthPortland) Thurs 2:30, 4:50, 7:10, 9:20 Fri-Wed 12, 4:50;Cinemagic Saco Thurs 12:05, 2:10, 4:15, 7:10, 9:15 Fri-Wed9:35; Cinemagic Westbrook Thurs 11:50, 2, 4:20, 7, 9:20Fri-Wed 11:50, 4:30

"HERE COMES THE BOOM" (PG) (1:45) Stars KevinJames, Salma Hayek and Henry Winkler. Directed by FrankCoraci. A high school biology teacher looks to become a

successful mixed-martial arts fighter in an effort to raisemoney to prevent extra-curricular activities from beingaxed at his cash-strapped school.

Showing at: Windham 5 Star Thurs 4:15,7:10 Fri 4:15,7:10, 9:35 Sat 1:10,4:15, 7:10, 9:35 Sun 1:10, 4:15, 7:10 Mon-Wed 4:15,7:10; Nordica (Freeport) Thurs 1:45,4:15, 7:30;Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Thurs 2,4:30, 7:10,9:40 Fri-Wed 11:40, 2,4:30; Cinemagic Saco Thurs 12:10,2:30,4:50, 7:10, 9:25 Fri-Wed 2:30,4:50, 7:10; CinemagicWestbrook Thurs 11:50, 2:15,4:40, 7:20, 9:45 Fri-Wed11:40, 9:40

"HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA" (PG) (1:58) Stars AdamSandier, Kevin James, Andy Samberg and Selena Gomez.Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky. Dracula operates a high-end resort far away from the human world. He goes intooverprotective mode when a boy discovers the resort andfalls for his daughter.

Showing at: Nordica (Freeport) Thurs 1:20,4 (3D),6:50 Fri-Sat 4,1:20 (3D), 7:15 (3D), 9:15 Sun-Wed 1:20 (3D),4, 7:15 (3D); Cinemagic Saco Thurs 12:15, 2:25 (3D) 4:30, 7(3D), 9:10 Fri-Wed 12:15, 2:25,4:30, 7:05, 9:10; CinemagicWestbrook Thurs 12 (3D), 2:10, 2:20 (3D), 4:20, 4:30 (3D),6:45; Fri-Wed 11:50 (3D), 2:10, 2:20 (3D), 4:20, 4:30 (3D),6:50; Windham 5 Star Fri 4:30, 6:55, 9 Sat 1:30,4:30, 6:55,9 Sun 1:30,4:30, 6:55 Mon-Wed 4:30, 6:55

"100PER" (R) (1:58) Stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, BruceWillis, Emily Blunt and Paul Dano. Directed by Rian John-son. In 2072, when the mob wants to get rid of someone,the target is sent 30 years into the past, where a hiredgun awaits. Someone like Joe, who one day learns themob wants to "close the loop" by transporting back Joe'sfuture self.

Showing at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Thurs 3:50, 9 Fri-Sat1:15,6:30 Sun 6:30 Mon-Wed 1:15,6:30; Cinemagic West-brook Thurs 12:30, 3:40, 6:50, 9:40 Fri-Wed 12:20, 9:40

"THE MASTER" (PG-13) (2:17) Stars Philip SeymourHoffman, Joaquin Phoenix and Amy Adams. Directed byPaul Thomas Anderson. A Naval veteran arrives homefrom war unsettled and uncertain of his future - until he istantalized by The Cause, a faith-based organization, andits charismatic leader.

Showing at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Thurs 12:30,3:30,9:20

"PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 4" (PG-13) (1:28) Stars KatieFeatherston, Kathryn Newton, Matt Shively and BradyAllen. Directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman. Ithas been five years since the disappearance of Katie andHunter, and a suburban family witness strange events intheir neighborhood when a woman and a mysterious childmove in.

Showing at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Thurs 12:45,3,5:15, 7:30, 9:40 Fri-Wed 4, 9; Windham 5 Star Thurs 4:20,7:25 Fri 4:20, 7:25, 9:40 Sat 1:15,4:20, 7:25, 9:40 Sun 1:15,4:20, 7:25 Mon-Wed 4:05, 7:20; Nordica (Freeport) Thurs

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PEIRCEContinued from Page E27

"Essentially, she said it was a bigensemble comic strip, which was basedon the neighborhood where I grew up inNew Hampshire. She said there were toomany characters to keep track of. Shesaid to pick one character and make itthe focal point."

So he did, and submitted another strip.The editor followed up with more advice.He took it.

Eventually, her rejection letters turnedinto an offer to syndicate Peirce's work.

The resulting comic, "Big Nate," fo-cuses on sixth-grader Nate Wright, who isa fan of playing sports, hanging out withfriends and pulling pranks. Most of theaction takes place at his school.

Peirce set the strip in the sixth-grade

"because in my own memory, that wasthe most eventful year of my school life.That's the year when everything changesfor a kid. You go from that protectivebubble of elementary school to multipleteachers and having your own locker."

Even after almost 22 years of writingabout sixth-grade, Peirce said, "knockon wood, I haven't run out of ideas. But itdoes present more challenges each yearas time goes by."

His own children are older now - hisson is now a sophomore at Bowdoin Col-lege in Brunswick, and his daughter is asophomore at Waynflete School in Port-land - but Peirce said little things fromtheir lives have made it into the strip overthe years.

"But I'm not sure I ever based a story-line 100 percent on something that hap-pened to them," he said.

Peirce has school experience from theother side of the desk, too. For three

years, he taught art and coached baseballat a boys' high school in Manhattan. Still,he said most of his ideas for the strip"come from my own memories of middleschool."

Despite the fact that he was an art ma-jor at Colby and Brooklyn College, wherehe got his master of fine arts degree,Peirce said his comics tend to be drivenmore by the narrative than visuals.

"For me, it's all about the writing," hesaid. "I've never thought of myself as agreat artist.... I usually imagine conver-sations happening between characters,or I'll think of the fourth panel first andthen write backwards.

"I cringe a bit when I look at some ofthe older ones, because I couldn't drawas well back then. I know a lot of cartoon-ists who can draw anything, but that's notme."

Never in the strip does Peirce saywhere Nate lives.

"I let people construct in their mindswhere they think he might live," he said.

However, he revealed that in an upcom-ing strip, one of the characters will moveto Seattle, and there's a reference to itbeing 3,000 miles away.

For while Nate may never say where helives, Peirce said, "In my mind, it's set inMaine."

Staff Writer Avery Yale Kamila can be contacted at791-6297 or at:

akamila@pressherald. comTwitter: AveryYaleKamila

LINCOLN PEIRCEWHEN: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. SaturdayWHERE: Casablanca Comics, 151Middle St., PortlandHOW MUCH: FreeINFO: 780-1676;casablancacomics.com

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film. "Forrest Gump" director Robert Zemeckis, returning from the "Polar Express"/ "Mars Needs Moms" toy store of motion-caption animation, and screenwriter John Gatins ("Coach Carter") serve up a morally ambiguous morality tale that dares to suggest that maybe this guy's condition was a good thing - in this case.

And it's that rare movie that slaps the imprima­tur of comic-cosmic cool on a drug dealer. John Goodman's drinking-and-driving, pony-tailed swag­ger as Harling, Whip's candyman, is hilarious and - dare I say it? - heroic. He's the first guy to visit Whip in the hospital, the first to offer "help," the first with words of praise.

But Whip has dodged a bullet. Maybe he's ready to get straight. But not without a little rational­izing.

"Without me up there, there would have been 102 funerals, and not six."

One thread of the story concerns Whip trying to get a handle on what has happened, and to keep "reluctant hero" attached to his name, with the help of the head of his pilot's union (Bruce Green­wood, always good) and the union's lawyer (Don Cheadle, always great). They pitch in despite the gathering evidence to the contrary.

Another thread follows Whip's new friend, Nicole (Kelly Reilly), a fellow junkie he met in the hospital, a damsel in distress whom he gallantly rescues, even though we wonder if he can even save himself.

Zemeckis and Gatins deftly weave those two threads together through some of the best-acted scenes you'll see in a movie this year. James Badge Dale is splendid as a dying cancer patient who gives Whip and Nicole a little life perspective in a hospital stairwell cigarette break. Brian Ger-aghty makes a great impression as the frightened co-pilot who leans on his faith the way Whip does his cocaine.

And Tamara Tunie is dazzling as an older stew­ardess, a church-going Atlantan Whip relies on when the chips are down. She delivers the film's most moving scenes, first in the cockpit, where Whip summons her as they're about to crash. Remember the black box, he tells her.

"What's your son's name?" "Trevor." "Say 'I love you, Trevor.'" But she and we see Whip's dark side, the one he

wants to hide, the one he's anxious to get others to lie for him about. He's arrogant, damaged, unfit for duty, for relationships, for life itself. Washing­ton fearlessly makes this guy as unlikable as any character he's ever played.

For all its many pleasures, "Flight" doesn't quite justify or earn the conclusion served up here. It also straddles that moral fence a little too confi­dently for its own good.

Then there's this clumsy habit Zemeckis has of underlining a perfectly clear, cogent scene with a redundant piece of music. A junkie shoots up? "Sweet Jane" on the soundtrack. A dope dealer struts into the scene? "Please allow me to in­troduce myself" wafts up, the Rolling Stones' "Sympathy for the Devil." The director who had a character say "I'm going to San Francisco" just as "San Francisco" welled up on the "Forrest Gump" soundtrack needs to learn that just because you can afford the rights to an inanely obvious song doesn't mean you have to actually use them.

Those quibbles aside, "Flight" still makes for a riveting character study, and a sometimes moving and sometimes amusingly amoral morality tale set in the vodka-and-coke friendly skies. And Washing­ton puts another over-50 exclamation point on an already storied screen-acting career.

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2:15, 4:45, 7:20 Fri-Sat 2:15,4:45, 7:20, 9:40 Sun-Wed 2:15,4:45,7:20; Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Thurs 2:30,4:40, 7, 9:30 Fri-Wed 2:30, 7,9:30; Cinemagic Saco Thurs-Wed 12:10 (IMAX), 2:20 (IMAX), 4:25 (IMAX), 7 (IMAX), 9:15 (IMAX); Cinemagic Westbrook Thurs 12:10, 2:20,4:30, 7, 9:30 Fri-Wed 12:10, 2:20, 4:30, 7, 9:20

"THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER" (PG-13) (1:43) Stars Logan Lerman, Emma Watson and Ezra Miller. Directed by Stephen Chbosky.

Showing at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Fri-Wed 2,4:20, 6:50, 9:10

"PITCH PERFECT" (PG) (1:52) Stars Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow and Rebel Wilson. Directed by Jason Moore. A college fresh­man is cajoled into joining the school's all-girl singing group.

Showing at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Thurs 1:15,6:20; Windham 5 Star Thurs 7 Fri 7:15 Sat-Sun 1, 7:15 Mon-Wed 7:15; Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Thurs 2:20,4:50; Cinemagic Saco Thurs 12,2:25,4:50, 7:15, 9:40 Fri-Wed 12, 2:25, 4:50, 7:15; Cinemagic Westbrook Thurs 12:20, 3:20, 6:45, 9:20 Fri-Wed 3:20, 6:45

"SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS" (R) (1:51) Stars Colin Farrell, Woody Harrelson and Sam Rockwell. Directed by Martin McDonagh. A struggling screenwriter inadvertently be­comes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.

Showing at: Eveningstar (Brunswick) Thurs 1:30, 3:45, 6 Fri-Sat 1:30, 3:45, 6, 8:15 Sun-Wed 1:30, 3:45, 6; Nickelodeon (Port­land) Thurs 1:45,4:45, 7:15, 9:45 Fri-Wed 1:45,4:45, 7:15, 9:45; Cinemagic West­brook Thurs 12:30, 3:20, 6:45, 9:20; Fri-Wed 2,6:45,9:20

"SILENT HILL: REVELATION" (R) (1:34) Stars Sean Bean, Radha Mitchell, Carrie-Anne Moss and Adelaide Clemens. Directed by Michael J. Bassett. When her father disappears, Heather Mason is drawn into a strange and terrifying alternate reality that holds answers to the horrific nightmares that have plagued her since childhood.

Showing at: Windham 5 Star Thurs 4:05, 7:20 Fri 4:05, 7:20, 9:30 Sat 1:25,4:05, 7:20, 9:30 Sun 1:25, 4:05, 7:20 Mon-Wed 4:05, 7:20; Nordica (Freeport) Thurs 1:30 (3D), 4:20, 7:15 (3D) Fri-Sat (All 3D) 4:20, 9:35 Sun-Wed 4:20 (3D); Cinemagic Grand (South

'RALPH' Continued from Page E18

Courtesy photo

Lucy L iu stars wi th Russell Crowe in "The Man w i th the Iron Fists."

Portland) Thurs 2:10 (3D), 4:30, 7:10 (3D), 9:40 Fri-Weds 12 (3D) 2:10 (3D), 4:30, 7:10 (3D), 9:40; Cinemagic Saco Thurs 12:15 (3D), 2:20,4:30 (3D), 7, 9:10 (3D) Fri-Wed 12:15, 2:20,4:30,7,9:10; Cinemagic Westbrook Thurs 12, 7:10 (3D), 9:30, 9:40 (3D)

"SINISTER" (R) (1:50) Stars Ethan Hawke, Juliet Rylance and James Ransone. Directed by Scott Derrickson. Found footage helps a true-crime novelist realize how and why a family was murdered in his new home, though his discoveries put his entire family in the path of a supernatural entity.

Showing at: Cinemagic Grand (South Port­land) Thurs-Tue 7:30,10; Cinemagic Saco Thurs 12:05, 2:20,4:45, 7:05, 9:30 Fri-Wed 7:05,9:30; Cinemagic Westbrook Thurs 12:10, 3:40, 7:10, 9:40 Fri-Wed 12:10, 3:40, 7:10, 9:45

"TAKEN 2" (PG-13) (1:31) Stars Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen, Maggie Grace and Leland Orser. Directed by Olivier Megaton. In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter.

Showing at: Windham 5 Star Thurs 4:30, 6:55; Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Thurs 2,4:20, 7, 9:30 Fri-Weds 11:50, 2,4:20, 7, 9:30; Cinemagic Saco Thurs 12:20,2:30, 4:45, 7:10, 9:20 Fri-Wed 12:20, 2:30, 4:45, 7:10, 9:20; Cinemagic Westbrook Thurs 12:20, 2:30,4:40, 7:30, 9:50 Fri-Wed 12:20, 2:30, 4:40, 7:30, 9:50

"TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE" (PG-13) (1:51) Stars Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, John Goodman and Justin Timberlake. Di­rected by Robert Lorenz. An ailing baseball scout in his twilight years takes his daughter along for one last recruiting trip.

Showing at: Cinemagic Westbrook Thurs 11:50,2:20,4:50,7:20,9:50

- From news services; subject to change

"CHICKEN WITH PLUMS," d i rec ted by Mar jane Satrapi and V incent Paronnaud , PG-13, 1:33. Teheran, 1958. Since his be loved v io l in was broken, Nasser Al i Khan, one of the mos t r enowned music ians of his day, has lost all taste for life. F ind ing no instrument wor thy of rep lac ing it, he dec ides to conf ine himself to bed to awa i t death. As he hopes for its arrival, he plunges into deep reveries, wi th d reams as me lancho l ic as they are joyous, tak ing h im back to his youth and even to a conversat ion wi th Azrae l , the Ange l of Death, w h o reveals the future of his ch i ldren. As pieces of the puzzle gradually f it together , the poignant secret of his life comes to light: A wonder fu l s tory of love that inspired his gen ius and his mus ic

Show i ng a t: Por t land Museum of Art, 6:30 p.m. Fr iday; 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday

ness of today. Gamers will get a kick out of a montage showing the years pass in this one arcade, with forgotten games such as Battlezone replaced by the next big thing.

Ralph has plenty of places to go for glory. Let's start with a first-person shooter game titled "Hero's Duty" where Sgt. Calhoun (Jane Lynch, hi­lariously over the top) leads her digital commandos into battle against alien "cy-bugs."

"The kitten whiskers and tickle fights stop NOW," she growls. Ralph had no idea games could be so violent.

Then there's a place where "kitten whiskers" would be welcome, the girly Candyland of "Sugar Rush," where adorable tykes, "children of the can-dycorn," race candy-shaped go-karts across a candyscape. That's where Ralph runs afoul of Vanellope, given a twinkly edge by comic Sarah Silver­man. She's a "glitch," a digitally defec­tive character exiled from the game. She's smart alecky and spunky.

Somehow, she's going to figure into Ralph's dreams of glory. If only Ralph can avoid being dragged back to "Fix-It Felix" before the game is unplugged. If only Vanellope can outsmart King Candy (the demented Alan Tudyck, channeling the late Ed Wynn) and find a way to fit in.

The voice casting here is stellar. The cracking, booming Reilly would have been right at home on "The Flint-stones" or any Hanna Barbera cartoon of the Golden Age of TV cartoons. Silverman sounds like she's on helium and Lynch has become the biggest laugh in tough-gal comedy - even when she's just using her voice.

In these films, the devil's in the digital details, the little flourishes and sight gags. King Candy has palace guards who'd be equally at home in "Oz," or a glass of milk. ("O-Reee-0-Oreeeee -ooooo.")

Since taking over all of Disney's animation, Pixar guru John Lasseter has made an imprint on the Mouse's non-Pixar films, and "Ralph" shows many Pixar house touches - a solid story, dazzling detail, inventive settings and jokey characters. And there's a message bland enough to not offend everyone.

"I will not be good and that's not bad. There's no one I would rather be than me."

The movie stalls in "Sugar Rush" to the point where your teeth may ache. But there's plenty of video gamescapes left over for a - wait for it - sequel. The eye-popping animation and joke-ready setting suggest "Wreck-It Ralph" would be right at home crashing through many a game console, and for years to come.

Attached to "Wreck-It Ralph" is "Pa­per Man," a delightful black, white and red (lips) 2-D romantic short animated in a more traditional style that is so good it makes you hope Disney doesn't give up on films that aren't about toys, monsters, video games or princesses.

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Oct10~tlov4Directed by

Brian P. Allenby David Lindsay-Abaire

"Good cast, good questions make 'Good People' excellent theater...a dynamic cast.. .impeccable comic timing.. .relevant and thought-provoking..."

- Maine Sunday Telegram

"Portland's Good Theater, the city's top-notch professionalcompany, has mounted a fine production of this excellent

script.. .emotional fireworks explode..."- The Forecaster

StarringDenise Poirier*, James Noel Hoban; Noelle LuSane,

Jesse Leighton, Suzanne Rankin & Amy Roche*Members: Actors' Equity Association

Show Sponsor Wgd & ̂ ?pm Frj & ̂ 7:30pm Sun 2pm

Tickets: 885-5883 In Residence at St. Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress St. Portland

Book, Music & Lyrics by Brendan Milburn,Rachel Sheinkin & Valerie Vigoda

i\ rewired version of

Ihe Little JVlalch vjirl by

nans vJirisiian Andersen

Directed byBrian P. Allen

Nov14 - Dec 9

r\ fun, funny & upbeat holiday show...

Ihe perfect alternative to standard

holiday fcfare

Starring Kelly Caufield, Ryan Duncan* & Erik Moody* Members: Actors' Equity Association

Featuring

Marie Dittmer. John Lawson, Bill ManningHeather Kahili, Samantha St. Onge, Andrew Sawyer

Victoria Stubbs & Stephen Underwood

ooc cooo Regular Schedule: Wed & Thu 7pm, Fri & Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2pm: o85*5883 Thanksgiving Week: Fri 11 i23 at 3 & 7:30pm, Sat 11 i24 at 3 & 7:30pm, Sun 11 i25 at 2pm